Overview

• Game 1 begins at 2:08 p.m. ET on TBS and HBO Max at American Family Field.
• Freddy Peralta gets the ball for Milwaukee, while Chicago turns to Matthew Boyd after Craig Counsell finalized the choice Friday.
• The Brewers finished 97-65 to claim the National League’s No. 1 seed and postseason home field.
• The Cubs arrive off a Wild Card Series win, capped by a 3-0 Game 3 over the Padres.
• This is the clubs’ first playoff meeting, with some analysts eyeing Quinn Priester as a potential Brewers X-factor for Game 2.