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Milwaukee Brewers Get 2 NL Rookie of the Year Candidates Back for Chicago Cubs Series

Originally posted on WI Sports Heroics | By Robin M Adams | Last updated Aug 18, 2025 12:04 PM ET

The Milwaukee Brewers are in the midst of a long run of baseball played on consecutive days, and it is about to get even more challenging this week. After seeing their 14-game win streak come to an end on Sunday, a 3-2 loss to the Cincinnati Reds, the Brewers will start a five-game series with the Chicago Cubs that will be played in the span of four days.

Monday will see the two teams play a double-header, with Freddy Peralta set to face off against Cade Horton of the Cubs in Game One. Neither team has released who their starter will be for Game Two on Monday, but Milwaukee’s early roster move on Monday morning may give fans a hint of who will be toeing the mound for the Brewers.

The Milwaukee Brewers Get Isaac Collins and Chad Patrick Back for the Chicago Cubs Series

Milwaukee Brewers Demote 2025 NL Rookie of the Year Candidate to Make Room for Brandon Woodruff 1 Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Chad Patrick (39) throws during the first inning of their game against the Houston Astros Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

The Brewers were without their star rookie left fielder Isaac Collins over the weekend. He was placed on the paternity list so he could fly home to Denver to be with his wife as she gave birth to their son.

MLB’s paternity list allows players to miss up to three games, so Collins is rejoining the Brewers after missing the three-game series in Cincinnati.

Additionally, MLB allows teams playing doubleheaders to carry a 27th player on their active roster, which is typically limited to 26. As the Brewers and Cubs are playing a doubleheader on Monday, Milwaukee recalled Chad Patrick from Triple-A Nashville to be their 27th player, and perhaps their starter for Game Two:

Morning moves pic.twitter.com/b9KulHeyRC

— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) August 18, 2025

Tyler Black was sent back to Triple-A to make room for Collins on the roster.

Both Collins and Patrick have been named as National League Rookie of the Year candidates throughout the season, though Patrick has spent the past several weeks in Triple-A.

Collins is the reigning NL Rookie of the Month for July and won NL Player of the Week last week in the midst of Milwaukee’s 14-game winning streak. He is hitting .288/.384/.448 with eight home runs, 41 RBI, and 13 stolen bases so far this season.

Patrick lost his spot in Milwaukee’s rotation when Brandon Woodruff returned from his injury before the All-Star break. Before being sent down, Patrick was 3-7 with a 3.52 ERA in 19 games (18 starts). Often the victim of poor run support early in the season, he young hurler has 95 strikeouts in 94.2 innings pitched.

At the time he was sent down, Patrick led all NL rookie pitchers in strikeouts and innings pitched.

This article first appeared on WI Sports Heroics and was syndicated with permission.

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