The Chicago Cubs recalled left-hander Luke Little in advance of Monday's doubleheader against the Milwaukee Brewers, while right-hander Javier Assad was optioned to Triple-A Iowa.

SportsLine's model simulated Milwaukee Brewers vs. Chicago Cubs 10,000 times and revealed its MLB picks for Monday afternoon's Game 1 matchup at Wrigley Field in Chicago

The Chicago Cubs are making some moves ahead of their series opening doubleheader against the Milwaukee Brewers.

They'll get two chances in Chicago at Wrigley Field, where the Chicago Cubs are desperate to bite into the eight-game lead that Milwaukee built in the National League Central — a franchise-record 14-game winning streak certainly helped that cause for the Brewers.

The sky has been falling for a while on the north side of Chicago. Fans are unhappy and, on occasion, booing in Wrigley Field. After all, the Cubs had a 6 ½-game lead in the NL Central after beating the Brewers on June 17, humming along with one of the best offenses in baseball.

Who doesn’t love a little doubleheader to kick off a Monday in MLB? The two top teams in the NL Central – the Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs – will battle o

TV channel: All five games are on FanDuel Sports Wisconsin. The Aug. 19 game is also available locally on Fox6 (WITI-TV) in the Milwaukee area, WACY (tv32) and WGBA-NBC 26 in Green Bay, WISC-TV (TVW) in Madison, WKBT-TV in La Crosse and Eau Claire, KDLH-TV and KBJR-TV in Duluth and Superior, and WSAW-TV, WZAW-LD and WYOW in Wausau and Rhinelander.

The Milwaukee Brewers reinstated utility man Isaac Collins from the paternity list Monday and optioned infielder Tyler Black to Triple-A Nashville in advance of a road doubleheader against the Chicago Cubs.

Craig Counsell has become more than chilly about the Cubs looking up at his former team in the standings ... and apparently, George Webb burgers.