The Milwaukee Brewers opened their 2025 National League Division Series against the Chicago Cubs with a resounding 9-3 victory on Saturday at American Family Field, on the strength of a franchise-record-tying performance from ace Freddy Peralta.

Peralta brought the heat through 5⅔ overpowering innings, striking out nine batters while allowing only four hits, three walks, and two earned runs. His nine strikeouts matched the Brewers’ single-game postseason record previously set by Don Sutton, Yovani Gallardo, and Brandon Woodruff. Despite giving up solo home runs to Michael Busch in the first inning and Ian Happ in the sixth, Peralta kept Milwaukee in control, earning the first postseason win of his eight-year career.

The Brewers' offense set the tone early, scoring six runs in the fir

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