Brewers–Cubs rivalry
| Location | Midwestern United States |
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| Teams |
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| First meeting | June 13, 1997 Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois Brewers 6, Cubs 4 |
| Latest meeting | October 11, 2025 Miller Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Brewers 3 Cubs 1 |
| Next meeting | May 18, 2026 Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois |
| Stadiums | Brewers: American Family Field Cubs: Wrigley Field |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 456 |
| All-time series | Brewers, 233–228 (.505) |
| Regular season series | Brewers, 230–226 (.504) |
| Postseason results | Brewers, 3–2 (.600) |
| Largest victory | |
| Longest win streak | |
| Current win streak | Brewers, 1 |
| Post-season history | |
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The Brewers–Cubs rivalry is a Major League Baseball (MLB) rivalry between the Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs. Both teams are members of MLB's National League (NL) Central Division. The rivalry is also sometimes known as the I-94 Rivalry, because the two teams' ballparks are located only 83 miles (134 km) from each other off Interstate 94 (I-94).
The Brewers and Cubs have been playing each other in spring training Cactus League games since the Brewers franchise began as the Seattle Pilots in 1969. However, the rivalry did not begin until 1998, when the Brewers moved from the American League (AL) Central Division to the National League Central. Until then, the Brewers had a rivalry with Chicago's AL team, the White Sox.
The Brewers–Cubs rivalry has been ranked among the best and most competitive in baseball. Conversely, the notion of a rivalry continues to be questioned by Cubs players, who cite the omnipresence of Cubs fans in attendance at games played against the Brewers in Milwaukee. At least 16% of the lift in Milwaukee attendance for Cubs games is attributed to Cubs fans. This is despite the Brewers' efforts to restrict Cubs fans' ability to purchase tickets.
In 2018, the teams played a Game 163 to determine the NL Central division championship, which the Brewers won 3–1 at Wrigley Field.
In 2023, Craig Counsell left the Brewers to become the Cubs manager. He admitted he may have underestimated the rivalry part of Brewers fans feeling like he just went to “the other side.”
The first postseason meeting between the two teams took place in 2025 in the NLDS, which the Brewers won in five games.