It's Tuesday, June 17 and the Brewers (39-34) are in Chicago to take on the Cubs (44-28). Chad Patrick is slated to take the mound for Milwaukee against Ben Brown for Chicago. Both teams had the night off last night and will be coming into this match fresh.

The Chicago Cubs have sprung to life in 2025, and now the second-place Brewers are chasing them in the standings, including head-to-head this week.

Since a ragged 21-25 start, the Brewers have gone 18-9 to remain relatively in range of the first-place Cubs, who lead them by 5½ games.

Former Major League Baseball executive Jim Bowden came up with several trades he wants to see before the trade deadline.

The Milwaukee Brewers activated outfielder Daz Cameron from the paternity list on Tuesday. Cameron takes the roster spot of outfielder Drew Avans, who was optioned to Triple-A Nashville. The 28-year-old Cameron is batting .