Playing in the first game of a scheduled doubleheader, the Brewers responded from their first loss in 15 games with another victory, and the crowd of 38,971 featured an awful lot of Milwaukee faithful cheering on the hottest team in baseball (79-45).

Honestly, you probably don’t want to hear what I have to say about that right now. I’ll have a full recap in the morning. Jameson Taillon is being activated from the injured list to start the nightcap.

To twist the knife, the Brewers found themselves in an almost identical situation in the eighth inning, albeit against a less established pitcher. They squeezed a four-run rally out of Cubs reliever Gavin Hollowell’s three consecutive one-out walks.

The Chicago Cubs postponed their game against the Milwaukee Brewers at Wrigley Field Monday evening due to storms pounding through the area. The game had been set to start at 7:05 p.m.

Brewers coaches and front office officials have spent hours in meetings and Zoom sessions over recent days discussing how to get through this particularly burdensome stretch of the schedule without blowing out the pitching on the cusp of a pennant push.

Craig Counsell has become more than chilly about the Cubs looking up at his former team in the standings ... and apparently, George Webb burgers.

SportsLine's model simulated Milwaukee Brewers vs. Chicago Cubs 10,000 times and revealed its MLB picks for Monday afternoon's Game 1 matchup at Wrigley Field in Chicago

Right-hander Cade Horton left Game 1 of Monday’s doubleheader against the Milwaukee Brewers in the third inning.