When the Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs last squared off on July 30, the Cubs earned a win in the finale of a three-game set in Milwaukee to pull within one game of the National League Central leaders.

A lot has changed since then. The Brewers went on a tear, winning 14 straight -- a franchise record for a single-season winning streak -- before losing 3-2 in extra innings to the host Cincinnati Reds on Sunday. The Cubs, on the other hand, stumbled to a 7-8 record over the last two-plus weeks to fall eight games behind the Brewers in the division standings.

But now Chicago has a chance to narrow that gap as the division foes kick off a five-game series in Chicago with a split doubleheader on Monday.

"I think everybody in baseball is aware of how well they're playing," Cubs outfielder

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