The Milwaukee Brewers reinstated utility man Isaac Collins from the paternity list Monday and optioned infielder Tyler Black to Triple-A Nashville in advance of a road doubleheader against the Chicago Cubs.

It helps having pitcher with 18 MLB starts available in a pinch. The Brewers added Chad Patrick as the 27th man for their doubleheader in Chicago.

Chad Patrick allowed five earned runs and took the loss for Milwaukee. It was the first game of the doubleheader following a rain-out on Monday. CHICAGO - Owen Caissie homered and drove in three runs, and the Chicago Cubs held off the Milwaukee Brewers for a 6-4 win in the opener of a split doubleheader on Tuesday.

Christian Yelich homers but it's not enough to offset two Cubs homers in a Game 1 loss for the Brewers in the teams' split doubleheader.

Patrick (3-8) took the loss in the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Cubs, coughing up five runs (three earned) on five hits and two walks over five innings. He struck out four.

Preview the Aug. 19 matchup between the Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers with recent trends, how to watch, livestream info, and more.

The Milwaukee Brewers are in the midst of a long run of baseball played on consecutive days, and it is about to get even more challenging this week. After

At Wrigley Field on Monday, the Chicago Cubs (70-53) face the Milwaukee Brewers (78-45), fellow members of the NL Central, at 8:05 p.m. ET. The Cubs are the home favorite (-124) against the Brewers (+104). Chad Patrick will start for the Milwaukee Brewers, but there's been no pitching decision announced by the Chicago Cubs yet.

Unfortunately, that would be the last run the Brewers would manage in this game. Caissie hit a solo home run off of Shelby Miller to make it 6-4, which would end up being the final score. Durbin and Frelick both reached base in the ninth off of Cubs closer Daniel Palencia, but Contreras grounded into a double play to end the game.

CHICAGO, Ill (WSAU) — The Chicago Cubs dumped the Milwaukee Brewers twice on Tuesday, 6-4 and 4-1 at Wrigley Field. Milwaukee has now dropped three out of the last four games after winning 14 games in a row.

The Milwaukee Brewers have two games on the docket on Tuesday. Milwaukee was supposed to have a doubleheader on Monday, but the second game of the day was cance

Though the Cincinnati Reds snapped their 14-game winning streak and kept them from sweeping a fifth straight series, the Brewers are anchored in the No. 1 spot on all MLB power boards this week. Here are a few national observations why: