The Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres in their best-of-three wild-card series to advance in the postseason for the first time since 2017. Next up: a National League Division Series against the Milwaukee Brewers.
Game 1 will be played Saturday at American Family Field in Milwaukee (1:08 p.m., TBS), with Game 2 set for 8:08 p.m. Monday. The best-of-five series then shifts to Wrigley Field starting Wednesday.
The Cubs went 7-6 against the Brewers this season, outscoring Milwaukee 60-56. The NL Central rivals last played in August, when the Cubs won three times in a five-game series.
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The Brewers led the majors with 97 wins and won their second NL Central title in a row since Pat Murphy, who was Craig Counsell’s bench coach in Milwaukee and his former coach at Notre Dame, succeeded him as manager.
The Brewers had an NL-best 3.58 ERA with a staff led by All-Star pitchers Freddy Peralta, the NL leader with 17 wins, and closer Trevor Megill (6-3, 30 saves). The lineup with 2018 NL MVP Christian Yelich scored 806 runs, their most since 1999.
All games on TBS
- Game 1: Brewers 9, Cubs 3
- Game 2: Brewers 7, Cubs 3
- Game 3: Cubs 4, Brewers 3
- Game 4: Cubs 6, Brewers 0
- Game 5: Brewers 3, Cubs 1