Jake Bauers and Christian Yelich each homered for the Brewers in a 9-3 drubbing of the Cubs at Wrigley Field, the teams' first meeting of 2026.

CHICAGO (AP) — Michael Conforto went 3 for 3 with a homer and two RBIs, Shota Imanaga pitched six innings of one-run ball and the Chicago Cubs extended their winning streak to nine games with an 8-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday.

Memories came flooding back for Milwaukee president of baseball operations Matt Arnold on Monday while he sat in Wrigley Field’s first-base dugout. The first pitch of the first meaningful Brewers-Cubs regular-season game since last year’s National League Division Series was fast approaching.

The Chicago Cubs’ torrid stretch has them tied for the best record (26-12) in Major League Baseball coming off a four-game sweep of the Cincinnati Reds.

In the first of 13 meetings between the Brewers and Cubs this season, the Brewers set the tone for these matchups. Though the Cubs were riding a 15-game home winning streak and had their ace on the mound,

Ian Happ leads the Cubs with 17 extra base hits (six doubles, a triple and 10 home runs). Michael Conforto is 9 for 27 with four doubles, two home runs and five RB