How to Watch Cubs vs. Brewers: TV Channel & Live Stream - August 18

Updated Aug. 18, 2025 9:22 a.m. ET

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Christian Yelich and the Milwaukee Brewers take the field on Monday at Wrigley Field against Cade Horton, who gets the start for the Chicago Cubs. First pitch will be at 2:20 p.m. ET for the first game of a five-game series.

Here's everything you need to watch the Cubs vs. Brewers matchup.

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Cubs vs. Brewers Game Information & How to Watch

When: Monday, August 18, 2025 at 2:20 p.m. ET
Where: Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois
TV: Watch on MARQ, FDSWI
Box Score: Fox Sports

Cubs vs. Brewers Prediction

Score Prediction: Cubs 5, Brewers 4
Total Prediction: Under 8 runs
Win Probabilities: Cubs 51%, Brewers 49%

Cubs vs. Brewers Head to Head

Date	Favorite	Spread	Total	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Result
7/30/2025	Brewers	-1.5	7	-125	+105	10-3 CHC
7/29/2025	Brewers	-1.5	8	-129	+109	9-3 MIL
7/28/2025	Cubs	-1.5	7.5	-114	-105	8-4 MIL
6/19/2025	Cubs	-1.5	8.5	-128	+108	8-7 MIL
6/17/2025	Cubs	-1.5	9.5	-159	+133	5-3 CHC
5/4/2025	Cubs	-1.5	8	-116	-103	4-0 MIL
5/3/2025	Cubs	-1.5	8.5	-116	-103	6-2 CHC
5/2/2025	Cubs	-1.5	9	-124	+105	10-0 CHC
7/24/2024	Cubs	-1.5	7	-147	+123	3-2 MIL
7/23/2024	Cubs	-1.5	8.5	-110	-110	1-0 MIL

Cubs Last 10 Game Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	5-5
Runs Per Game	3.2
HR	9
ERA	2.62
K/9	8.8

Cubs Player Insights

Kyle Tucker has 21 doubles, four triples, 18 home runs and 79 walks while batting .263.
Including all MLB hitters, Tucker ranks 64th in batting average, 11th in on-base percentage, and 61st in slugging.
Pete Crow-Armstrong has shown his power as he paces his team with 27 home runs.
Crow-Armstrong ranks 11th in homers and 16th in RBI in the major leagues.
Seiya Suzuki has accumulated a team-best 27 home runs and 86 runs batted in.
Nico Hoerner's .293 batting average leads his team.

Cubs Recent & Upcoming Games

Date	Opponent	Score	Pitching Matchup
Aug. 13	@ Blue Jays	W 4-1	Cade Horton vs Kevin Gausman
Aug. 14	@ Blue Jays	L 2-1	Matthew Boyd vs Max Scherzer
Aug. 15	Pirates	L 3-2	Colin Rea vs Braxton Ashcraft
Aug. 16	Pirates	W 3-1	Shota Imanaga vs Mike Burrows
Aug. 17	Pirates	W 4-3	Javier Assad vs Carmen Mlodzinski
Aug. 18	Brewers	-	Cade Horton vs Freddy Peralta
Aug. 18	Brewers	-	TBA vs TBA
Aug. 19	Brewers	-	Matthew Boyd vs Brandon Woodruff
Aug. 20	Brewers	-	Colin Rea vs Jacob Misiorowski
Aug. 21	Brewers	-	Shota Imanaga vs Quinn Priester
Aug. 22	@ Angels	-	Javier Assad vs Tyler Anderson

Brewers Last 10 Game Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	9-1
Runs Per Game	7.3
HR	20
ERA	3.32
K/9	9

Brewers Player Insights

Yelich has posted a team-high 25 home runs and has driven in 86 runs.
Yelich's home run total puts him 17th in MLB, and he is eighth in RBI.
William Contreras is hitting .263 with 22 doubles, 13 home runs and 68 walks.
Contreras ranks 115th among all batters in the majors in homers, and 60th in RBI.
Brice Turang is batting .278 with 23 doubles, 12 home runs and 46 walks.
Sal Frelick leads the Brewers with a .294 batting average.

Brewers Recent & Upcoming Games

Date	Opponent	Score	Pitching Matchup
Aug. 12	Pirates	W 14-0	Freddy Peralta vs Paul Skenes
Aug. 13	Pirates	W 12-5	Brandon Woodruff vs Mitch Keller
Aug. 15	@ Reds	W 10-8	Jacob Misiorowski vs Nick Martinez
Aug. 16	@ Reds	W 6-5	Quinn Priester vs Zack Littell
Aug. 17	@ Reds	L 3-2	Jose Quintana vs Andrew Abbott
Aug. 18	@ Cubs	-	Freddy Peralta vs Cade Horton
Aug. 18	@ Cubs	-	TBA vs TBA
Aug. 19	@ Cubs	-	Brandon Woodruff vs Matthew Boyd
Aug. 20	@ Cubs	-	Jacob Misiorowski vs Colin Rea
Aug. 21	@ Cubs	-	Quinn Priester vs Shota Imanaga
Aug. 22	Giants	-	José Quintana vs Logan Webb