2021: The Chicago Cubs traded first baseman Anthony Rizzo to the New York Yankees. Cubs fans did not get a chance to say goodbye — Rizzo was not in the starting lineup for a 7-4 loss to the Cincinnati Reds.

Andrew Vaughn, Sal Frelick and Christian Yelich homered and the Milwaukee Brewers overcame a shaky start from All-Star Jacob Misiorowski to beat the Chicago Cubs 8-4 on Monday night and take sole possession of first place in the NL Central.

Preview the July 29 matchup between the Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs with recent trends, how to watch, livestream info, and more.

When the Brewers and Cubs played at the beginning of May, the Cubs were clearly the better team as they easily won the first two games of the series before the Brewers avoided a sweep by salvaging the third game. Tonight, after a rocky start, the Brewers looked like they belonged.

Brewers rookie sensation Jacob Misiorowski found out Monday night that it's not always smooth sailing on the mound in the major leagues.

Iowa opens a six-game series with the Columbus Clippers on July 29. And all three of the players could be with Iowa as part of rehabilitation assignments.

The Chicago Cubs have one of the best offenses in baseball and have seen massivecontributions from players like Pete Crow-Armstrong, Seiya Suzuki, and theoffseason addition of Kyle Tucker. Chicago is in a tie with the MilwaukeeBrewers for first place in the National League Central,

With rumored trade packages being floated, there is the slimmest of possibilities that the Chicago Cubs don't make any major upgrades at trade deadline.