Game 2 of Cubs doubleheader vs. Brewers postponed because of storm threat

Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune on Aug 18, 2025

Published in Baseball

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CHICAGO — The second game of Monday’s split doubleheader between the Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers at Wrigley Field was postponed because of the threat of storms.

The game will be played Tuesday as part of a split doubleheader. The first game will begin at 1:20 p.m. CDT, with the second game at 7:05 as originally scheduled.

The Cubs said Matthew Boyd, Tuesday’s original scheduled starter, will start the first game with Jameson Taillon, returning from a right calf sprain that had him on the injured list since July 1, starting the nightcap.

After the Cubs’ 7-0 loss in Game 1 on Monday, manager Craig Counsell had announced that Taillon would pitch in the nightcap that later was postponed.

Colin Rea will start for the Cubs on Wednesday and Shota Imanaga in Thursday’s series finale.

With their loss in the first game of the five-game showdown, the Cubs fell nine games behind the Brewers in the National League Central. The Brewers have won 15 of their last 16 games and lead the season series 5-4.

Counsell used four relievers after Cade Horton left early with a blister, and the Cubs finished with only two hits.

“We couldn’t get anything going offensively, it was a doubleheader so we had to protect the pitching and we didn’t score,” Counsell said, summing up the lethargic performance, the Cubs’ eighth shutout loss of the season.

Game 1 was rescheduled from a June 18 rainout at Wrigley Field.

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