Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee Brewers 4/12/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

NL Central Division rivals will square off on Monday night, when the Chicago Cubs travel to American Family Field to take on the Milwaukee Brewers. The Cubs (4-5) have dropped consecutive games and rank last in the majors with a .168 batting average. On Sunday, Chicago managed just five hits during a 7-1 road loss against Pittsburgh.

Twenty-six year old righty Adbert Alzolay (0-1 7.20 ERA) will head to the hill for the Cubs in this contest. In his first start, Alzolay gave up four runs and fanned four batters in five innings during a 4-0 loss versus Milwaukee.

The Milwaukee Brewers have won four of their last five games and rank 28th in the majors with a .196 batting average. On Sunday, OF Avisail Garcia homered for a second straight day to lead Milwaukee to a 9-3 road triumph against St. Louis. Travis Shaw and Manny Pina also went deep for the Brewers (5-4), who drew eight walks on the afternoon.

The Brewers will turn to hard-throwing righty Freddy Peralta (1-0 0.00 ERA) in the series opener. Last time out, Perlata struck out eight batters and allowed just one hit across five scoreless frames to lead Milwaukee to a 4-0 victory at Chicago.