Brewers at Cubs August 21, 2025

Game Time: 2:20 ET

Stadium: Wrigley Field

Attendance: 37,850

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Game Time: 2:51

Umpires: HP-Derek Thomas, 1B-Jordan Baker, 2B-Dan Bellino, 3B-Dan Merzel

Weather: 69 degrees. Partly Cloudy

Wind: 10 MPH In From Center

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Trevor Megill

Up to 30 saves

PMilwaukee Brewers

August 21, 2025

Megill earned the save in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Cubs, allowing one hit while striking out one in a scoreless ninth inning.

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Quinn Priester

Walks five in no-decision

PMilwaukee Brewers

August 21, 2025

Priester did not factor into the decision in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Cubs. He allowed a run on three hits and five walks while striking out four over 4.1 innings.

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Joey Ortiz

Dealing with hamstring injury

SSMilwaukee Brewers

August 21, 2025

Ortiz has been diagnosed with a left hamstring injury after exiting Thursday's win over the Cubs in the fifth inning, Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

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Joey Ortiz

Departs with apparent injury

SSMilwaukee Brewers

August 21, 2025

Ortiz exited Thursday's game against the Cubs in the bottom of the fifth inning with an apparent left leg injury, Sophia Minnaert of FanDuel Sports Network Wisconsin reports.

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Blake Perkins

Out of Thursday's lineup

OFMilwaukee Brewers

August 21, 2025

Perkins is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game against the Cubs.

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Josh Adamczewski

Moves up to High-A

2BMilwaukee Brewers A+

August 21, 2025

Adamczewski has gone 2-for-8 with two runs, one RBI and one stolen base in two games since being promoted to High-A Wisconsin from Single-A Carolina on Tuesday.

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Bishop Letson

Returns from IL

PMilwaukee Brewers AA

August 21, 2025

Letson (shoulder) was reinstated from High-A Wisconsin's 60-day injured list Sunday and tossed 1.1 scoreless innings in his start against Great Lakes. He struck out two batters and allowed two hits and no walks in his 32-pitch appearance.

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Jordan Wicks

Returned to minors

PChicago Cubs

August 21, 2025

Wicks was returned to Triple-A Iowa on Wednesday, MLB.com reports.

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Shota Imanaga

Goes seven innings in loss

PChicago Cubs

August 21, 2025

Imanaga (8-6) took the loss Thursday against the Brewers, allowing two runs on three hits and two walks across seven innings. He struck out five.

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Ryan Brasier

Struggles persist Thursday

PChicago Cubs

August 21, 2025

Brasier allowed two runs on three hits and a walk across an inning of relief in Thursday's 4-1 loss to the Brewers.

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Kyle Tucker

Continues to scuffle in return

OFChicago Cubs

August 21, 2025

Tucker, who went 0-for-4 with a walk in Thursday's loss to the Brewers, is batting just .069 over his last eight games.

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Reese McGuire

Drawing start for day game

CChicago Cubs

August 21, 2025

McGuire will start at catcher and bat ninth in Thursday's game against the Brewers.

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Owen Caissie

Hitting bench in Tucker's return

OFChicago Cubs

August 21, 2025

Caissie is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Brewers.

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Willi Castro

Filling in for resting Shaw

OFChicago Cubs

August 21, 2025

Castro will start at third base and bat seventh in Thursday's game against the Brewers.

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Carson Kelly

Out of Thursday's lineup

CChicago Cubs

August 21, 2025

Kelly is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest against the Brewers.

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Matt Shaw

Getting breather Thursday

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August 21, 2025

Shaw is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest versus the Brewers.

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Kyle Tucker

Back in lineup Thursday

OFChicago Cubs

August 21, 2025

Tucker will start in right field and bat second in Thursday's game against the Brewers.

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Moises Ballesteros

Potential late-season bench option

DHChicago Cubs

August 21, 2025

Ballesteros could return to the majors later in the season to give the Cubs a left-handed bench bat for the stretch run, Sam Dykstra and Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com report.

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Eli Morgan

Begins rehab assignment

PChicago Cubs

August 21, 2025

Morgan (elbow) tossed a perfect inning in his first rehab appearance with High-A South Bend on Wednesday.

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