Milwaukee — The entire baseball world is holding its breath! The decisive Game 5 of the 2025 NLDS between the Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers officially kicks off tonight at American Family Field, where every pitch, every swing can rewrite history.
The two Central Division rivals, who know each other so well, now enter the final battle of the season, when only one team can advance and the other must close out the World Series dream.
After a devastating 6-0 victory in Game 4, the Chicago Cubs are on fire. Ian Happ and Cody Bellinger have become the fire that has motivated the whole team, as the Cubs’ offense has hit 11 hits in just 7 innings. “We didn’t come here to leave early,” Happ declared. “If this is the last game, we’re going to fight like there’s no tomorrow.”
Cubs manager Craig Counsell — who led the Brewers for nearly a decade — now faces his former team in the biggest game of the season. The Milwaukee press is calling it “the battle of fate,” as Counsell could send the team that once trusted him out of the playoffs on their home field.
On the other side, the Milwaukee Brewers are not lacking in determination. With a core pitching staff led by Freddy Peralta and Devin Williams, they are confident in their “home advantage” at American Family Field — where the black-and-gold fans are known as the “wall of sound” of the NLDS.
Brewers captain Christian Yelich asserted:
“We’ve come too far to fall here. No team can take a victory away from Milwaukee without bloodshed.”
Milwaukee is expected to go all out early, aiming to disrupt their opponents’ pitching rhythm from the first inning.
Tickets to American Family Field sold out in just 18 minutes, and thousands of Cubs fans are expected to flock to Milwaukee, turning Game 5 into a giant fan war. MLB Network has called this “the most worth-watching game of the 2025 postseason”.
Both Chicago and Milwaukee media released a poster “Game 5 — One Will Rise”, symbolizing the most intense confrontation in the Central region since 2018.
For the Cubs, this is an opportunity to affirm that they are no longer an “unknown” but a real force in the NL. For the Brewers, this is a test of their mettle after many years of missing out on a deep postseason run.
The match promises to be breathtaking down to every pitch, as both teams bring out their ace pitchers, and all the lights at American Family Field are ready to light up for a sleepless night for MLB.
Game 5 — Cubs vs. Brewers. One team will continue its World Series dream. One team will fall apart right here in Milwaukee. Tonight, every swing can be legendary.
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