Chicago Cubs starter Cade Horton left Game 1 of Monday’s doubleheader against the Milwaukee Brewers in the third inning with a blister.

The Cubs are set to host the best team in baseball, the Brewers, for a five-game series this week at Wrigley Field. It starts with a doubleheader on Monday. Several weeks ago, it looked like this would be a huge series to shape how the division race for the NL Central title would shake out.

The Brewers lead the Cubs by nine games in the National League Central Division and, because it's the last series between the teams in the regular season, the Cubs face a must-win situation to keep the Brewers from running away with the division title.

Freddy Peralta allowed one hit and struck out six batters and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs 7-0 in the first half of a Monday doubleheader. All-Star pitcher Peralta (15-5, 2.78 ERA) shut Chicago out over six innings to help Milwaukee advance to an MLB-best record of 79-45.

Chicago Cubs fans are fed up and have started booing Kyle Tucker at Wrigley Field. Now, the team says it's going to give the former Astros star some time off to figure out his struggles at the plate.

The Cubs plan to give struggling outfielder Kyle Tucker some days off to reset him, manager Craig Counsell said Monday. Tucker hasn't homered since mid-July and has no extra-base hits in August.

On Sunday, during the sixth inning, boos echoed through the stadium when Tucker didn't run to first base after a grounder. Counsell, aware of the frustration from both the fans and the player himself,