Brewers 9-3 Cubs Game Summary (Oct. 4, 2025)

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jackson Chourio turned on he fast beginning of Milwaukee Brewers on the plate, and the Dominican Freddy Peralta offered a solid performance in it mound.

The Brewers showed off further that ready for October.

Chourio capped Milwaukee’s six-run first inning with a two-run single, and the Brewers routed the Chicago Cubs 9-3 on Saturday in the opener of their National League Division Series.

Hoping to advance after years of frustration in the playoffs, Milwaukee showed the same approach that helped the team achieve the best record in baseball during the regular season. The Brewers ranked third in the majors in scoring this year despite finishing just 22nd in home runs.

It was more of the same in the team’s postseason debut. The NL Central champions totaled 13 hits and no home runs, while three solo home runs accounted for Chicago’s offense.

“The home run is very important these days, but you also have to get hits, keep the line moving, all the clichés you can imagine,” said Blake Perkins, who had two hits for the Brewers.

“It’s fun to be a part of this, and I think we all feed off each other. Sometimes I sit there, thinking, ‘Wow, how are we doing this?’ “It’s a great feeling, and it’s really fun to be a part of it.”

The only problem for the Brewers on Saturday was Chourio’s right hamstring tightness. The Venezuelan came out in the second inning after becoming the first player with three hits in the first two innings of a postseason game.

Game 2 of the best-of-five series is scheduled for Monday night.

Chourio, who missed a month of the regular season with a right hamstring strain, underwent an MRI after the victory. Manager Pat Murphy warned that the injury “could be devastating,” although Chourio sounded much more optimistic.

“Physically I feel good, in a position where I am ready to move forward and continue competing,” he said.

With an early lead, Peralta allowed two runs in five and two-thirds innings. His nine strikeouts tied the Brewers’ record for a single playoff game, shared with Don Sutton, Yovani Gallardo and Brandon Woodruff.

Michael Busch, Ian Happ and Nico Hoerner homered for Chicago.

Brewers-Cubs games in Milwaukee typically have divided crowds due to its proximity to Chicago, but that wasn’t the case Saturday. The vast majority of spectators were Brewers fans who waved yellow towels and booed Cubs manager Craig Counsell.

“It didn’t seem 50/50, for sure,” Murphy said. “It felt like a home game. It definitely felt like a home game. They were deciding factors.”

Counsell, who grew up in the Milwaukee area, is the winningest manager in Brewers history, but he left for Chicago after the 2023 season. He has been booed every time his name is mentioned over the loudspeaker at American Family Field since he left.

For the Brewers, the Venezuelans Chourio 3-for-3 with one run scored and three RBIs, William Contreras 2-for-5 with two runs scored and one RBI.