The Cubs are inching closer to getting two of their better hitters back from injury, manager Craig Counsell announced Saturday morning. Outfielders Cody Bellinger (ribs) and Seiya Suzuki (oblique) could be back with the team as soon as next week. "Belli is a little ahead of Suzuki," Counsell said before the Cubs hosted the Milwaukee Brewers. Suzuki, 29, has been out since mid-April after tweaking his oblique while running to first base, while Bellinger, 28, has missed the past two weeks after colliding into the brick wall while tracking down a fly ball ..read more

After winning the opening game, the Milwaukee Brewers look to take the series against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field ..read more

Ahead of the second game of a pivotal three-game set at Wrigley Field against the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers, the Chicago Cubs announced a pair of roster moves as the club's offense continues to struggle ..read more

Milwaukee Brewers (20-11, first in the NL Central) vs. Chicago Cubs (19-14, second in the NL Central) Chicago; Saturday, 2:20 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: Tobias Myers (0-1, 4.50 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, nine strikeouts); Cubs: Jameson Taillon (2-0, 1.50 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, nine strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Cubs -126, Brewers +106; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Milwaukee Brewers will attempt to extend a three-game win streak with a victory over the Chicago Cubs. Chicago is 19-14 overall and 10-4 at home. The Cubs have an 8-5 record in games when they did not allow a home run. Milw ..read more

Brewers rookie Jackson Chourio came off the bench in the eighth inning to single, steal second and score the tying run in an eventual 3-1 victory over the Cubs ..read more

CHICAGO, IL (WSAU) — The Milwaukee Brewers continued their comeback ways by erasing a 1-0 deficit with a three-run eighth to complete a 3-1 win over the Cubs on Friday afternoon at Wrigley. William Contreras, Willy Adames, and Jake Bauers each singled to bring home a run in the inning. Brice Turang finished 2-4 with two strikeouts, the only Brewer with multiple hits for the game. Joe Ross went six innings and allowed six hits and one earned run in the start. Elvis Peguero pitched a scoreless seventh to earn the win. Trevor Megill finished the game in the 9th for his second save of the season ..read more

CHICAGO, IL (WSAU) — The Milwaukee Brewers continued their comeback ways by erasing a 1-0 deficit with a three-run eighth to complete a 3-1 win over the Cubs on Friday afternoon at Wrigley. William Contreras, Willy Adames, and Jake Bauers each singled to bring home a run in the inning. Brice Turang finished 2-4 with two strikeouts, the only Brewer with multiple hits for the game. Joe Ross went six innings and allowed six hits and one earned run in the start. Elvis Peguero pitched a scoreless seventh to earn the win. Trevor Megill finished the game in the 9th for his second save of the season ..read more

Here are four takes from the Cubs series opener against the NL Central first-place Brewers ..read more

Chicago's bullpen has been scuffling, and it will attempt to get things sorted out on Saturday afternoon when the Cubs continue a three-game set with the visiting Milwaukee Brewers. It looked like Chicago was going to take the series opener on Friday, as it took a 1-0 lead into the eighth after getting 6 1/3 shutout innings from starter Hayden Wesneski. Richard Lovelady recorded the last two outs of the seventh and the first of the eighth, but Adbert Alzolay then got shelled, giving up three runs on four hits in just one-third of an inning. The Cubs' offense failed to make up any ground, and ..read more

William Contreras hit an RBI single during Milwaukee's three-run eighth inning, and the Brewers won their first game against former manager Craig Counsell, beating the Chicago Cubs 3-1 on Friday. The Brewers opened a weekend series between the NL Central's top teams on a winning note, even though Chicago's Hayden Wesneski pitched scoreless ball into the seventh and Christopher Morel homered for the third time in five games ..read more