The Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs will get together during the final weekend in June for a three game series. These two teams are entering this match up in completely different places and a series win by the Brew Crew could potentially put the Cubs second foot in the grave as their 2024 season has not gone as expected.
Milwaukee Brewers vs Chicago Cubs June 28-30 series preview.
Entering this series the Brewers have a 48-33 record, are leading the National League Central division, and have the third best record in the National League. Chicago on the other hand is 38-44, are last in the division, and have the third worst record in the National League. Milwaukee is coming off a series sweep of the Texas Rangers and Chicago just ended a four game losing streak with a victory against the Giants on Thursday, June 27.
Who are the probable pitchers for the Brewers and Cubs series and what are the game times?
Friday June 28
- Game time: 7:10 PM CT
- Probable pitchers: RHP Jameson Taillon (2.90 ERA) vs RHP Colin Rea (3.62 ERA)
Saturday June 29
- Game time: 3:10 PM CT
- Probable pitchers: LHP Justin Steele (3.08 ERA) vs RHP Tobias Myers (3.12 ERA)
Sunday June 30
- Game time: 1:10 PM CT
- Probable pitchers: RHP Kyle Hendricks (6.87 ERA) vs RHP Freddy Peralta (4.03 ERA)
The Milwaukee Brewers could put the Chicago Cubs second foot in the grave with a series win this weekend.
Chicago was expected to take a big leap forward after just missing the playoffs in 2023, returning a lot of their 2023 team but adding key players like Shota Imanaga and Michael Bush, and prying manager Craig Counsell away from the Brewers. So far the opposite has happened. They are entering this series with one foot in the grave and a series loss this weekend may place a second foot in. A series loss wouldn’t proclaim their 2024 season “dead” just yet, but they would be getting awfully close.
