Overview

• Game 1 opens Friday at Rogers Centre between AL-leading Toronto (78-56, 44-22 home) and NL-best Milwaukee (83-52).
• Toronto plans Bieber, Kevin Gausman and Max Scherzer over the weekend after Bieber’s six-inning, nine-strikeout Blue Jays debut in Miami.
• Milwaukee lines up Freddy Peralta on Friday, Quinn Priester on Saturday and Brandon Woodruff on Sunday, according to team reports.
• The Brewers are without All-Star closer Trevor Megill, who is on the injured list with a right forearm flexor strain, and Jackson Chourio could return as soon as Friday.
• Milwaukee arrives off its first losing homestand of 2025 during a 19-games-in-18-days grind, and both clubs rank among MLB leaders in on-base percentage and run production.