{"id":102715,"date":"2025-10-04T11:32:05","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T11:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=102715"},"modified":"2025-10-04T11:32:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T11:32:05","slug":"chicago-cubs-in-the-playoffs-schedule-set-for-nl-division-series-vs-milwaukee-brewers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=102715","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Cubs in the playoffs: Schedule set for NL Division Series vs. Milwaukee Brewers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>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: NL Division Series against the Milwaukee Brewers.<\/p>\n<p>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. on Monday. The best-of-five series then shifts to Wrigley Field starting Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p><em>All games on TBS<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Game 1:<\/strong> 1:08 p.m. Saturday at Brewers<\/li>\n<li><strong>Game 2:<\/strong> 8:08 p.m. Monday at Brewers<\/li>\n<li><strong>Game 3:<\/strong> 4:08 p.m. Wednesday at Wrigley Field<\/li>\n<li><strong>Game 4:<\/strong> Thursday at Wrigley Field-*<\/li>\n<li><strong>Game 5:<\/strong> Oct. 11 at Brewers-*<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>*-Games 4-5 if necessary; times for Games 4-5 to be determined<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>More Cubs news<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Column: Reminders of past W\u2019s help fuel the Cubs in a \u2018special\u2019 season<\/li>\n<li>From \u2018a beer shower from Tom Ricketts\u2019 to more cowbell: Cubs\u2019 celebration extra sweet at Wrigley Field<\/li>\n<li>Jameson Taillon sets the pitching tone for the Cubs in clincher with \u2018kitchen-sink approach\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Cubs in the playoffs: Recapping their wild-card series win vs. Padres at Wrigley Field<\/li>\n<li>Column: Cubs survive tense elimination game, clearing their 1st playoff obstacle with flying colors<\/li>\n<li>Cubs make quick work of Padres\u2019 Yu Darvish in shortest start of his 13-year career<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Originally Published: <time datetime=\"2025-10-03 07:08:09\">October 3, 2025 at 7:08 AM CDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Next up for the Chicago Cubs: NL Division Series against the Milwaukee Brewers. 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