CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - AUGUST 18: Cade Horton #22 of the Chicago Cubs reacts against the Milwaukee Brewers during the first inning in game one of a doubleheader at Wrigley Field on August 18, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois.

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.

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

TV channel: All five games are on FanDuel Sports Wisconsin. The Aug. 19 game is also available locally on Fox6 (WITI-TV) in the Milwaukee area, WACY (tv32) and WGBA-NBC 26 in Green Bay, WISC-TV (TVW) in Madison, WKBT-TV in La Crosse and Eau Claire, KDLH-TV and KBJR-TV in Duluth and Superior, and WSAW-TV, WZAW-LD and WYOW in Wausau and Rhinelander.

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The Cubs have dropped seven of their last 10 games while the Brewers have reeled off 12 straight victories. The Brewers have a 76-44 record, and that's the best mark in either league. The Cubs have fallen to 68-53 and they are tied with the Los Angeles Dodgers for the top spot in the National League Wild Card race.

The Chicago Cubs failed to comeback and win on Friday, matching a brutal franchise record that hasn't been done in more than a century.