The Chicago Cubs are beginning the most important series of their 2025 MLB regular season on Monday afternoon with Game 1 of a doubleheader against the Milwauke

The Chicago Cubs recalled left-hander Luke Little in advance of Monday's doubleheader against the Milwaukee Brewers, while right-hander Javier Assad was optioned to Triple-A Iowa.

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Cade Horton was forced to leave his Monday start against the Milwaukee Brewers due to a potential injury.

Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy shut down the "underdog" narrative surrounding NL Central rival Chicago Cubs.

The Brewers lead the Cubs by eight games in the National League Central Division and, because It's the last series between the teams, the Cubs face a must-win situation to keep the Brewers from running away with the division title.

Hayden and his 10-year-old daughter, whom he shares with ex Rachel Bilson, sang the 7th-inning stretch song song while decked in Cubs attire, as seen in a Major League Baseball video shared on Instagram.

The Chicago Cubs slugger seems desperate for a solution after raising a red flag about struggles at the plate.

They'll get two chances in Chicago at Wrigley Field, where the Chicago Cubs are desperate to bite into the eight-game lead that Milwaukee built in the National League Central — a franchise-record 14-game winning streak certainly helped that cause for the Brewers.