The Cubs have fallen well behind the Brewers. Now, one of their key players may cost them a chance at a title.

The Chicago Cubs own the NL’s top Wild Card spot ahead of Monday night’s bout with the Milwaukee Brewers, but they could’ve been even higher in the standings if their prized offseason acquisition had played better recently.

He lasted 2.2 innings on Monday, allowing a run on a Brice Turang homer, with four hits, a walk, and three strikeouts. Cubs manager Craig Counsell visited Horton on the mound twice in the early innings before ultimately pulling him. Horton had thrown seven consecutive pitches outside the strike zone before his exit.

Chicago Cubs outfielder Kyle Tucker has hit just one home run in his last 136 at-bats, and he’ll be on the bench for the second game of a doubleheader.

As the July 31 trade deadline neared, the Cubs, with one of the best records in baseball, were cast by seemingly all the national experts as big swingers, total movers and shakers, on the short list of contenders that were ready to pounce on major opportunities to improve their World Series chances. Remember that nonsense?

The Chicago Cubs once had a strong lead in the National League Central. However, the Milwaukee Brewers entered Sunday with a nine-game lead.

The second game of the Milwaukee Brewers' doubleheader against the Chicago Cubs will air on TW (Channel 3.2) starting at approximately 7:05 p.m. CT. Brandon Woodruff is scheduled to start for the Brewers against Jameson Taillon.

The Chicago Cubs are trying to set aside four years of failing to reach the National League playoffs by either winning the NL Central or claiming one of the lea

"Things not going right is not what's happening," Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Friday of his team's recent struggles that have seen Chicago lose its past three series.

The Chicago Cubs are seriously down on their luck. The team has posted a feeble 3-7 record in their last 10 games and has fallen 9 games behind the Milwaukee Brewers in the NL Central Division.