Prior to their biggest series of the year, the Cubs made surprising roster moves that don't align with previously mentioned plans for Monday's doubleheader.

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.

The Chicago Cubs are making some moves ahead of their series opening doubleheader against the Milwaukee Brewers.

As is traditional here at BCB for doubleheaders, there will be only one StoryStream with all the threads for both games. The game preview for Game 2 will post at 5 p.m. CT and will contain a brief summary of Game 1 and all the lineups,

The Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers kick off a huge head-to-head series in Chicago with a Monday afternoon doubleheader.

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The Cubs recalled Luke Little from Triple-A Iowa today and optioned Javier Assad to Iowa. Assad had struggled in two starts since returning last week. There’s still no word on when Jameson Taillon will be activated, though it could be for Game 2 today. Otherwise the Cubs might go with a bullpen game for the nightcap.