Overview

• First pitch is 9:08 p.m. ET at American Family Field, with coverage on TBS, truTV and HBO Max and streaming options including DirecTV, Hulu + Live TV and Sling.
• Milwaukee will deploy left-hander Aaron Ashby as an opener after he worked 1 1/3 scoreless innings in Game 1, and the team has not named who will follow him.
• Chicago counters with left-hander Shota Imanaga, who posted a 9–8 record and 3.73 ERA in the regular season and allowed two runs over four innings in his Wild Card start.
• The Brewers hold a 1–0 series lead after a 9–3 win in Game 1, scoring all nine runs in the first two innings as the Cubs’ three runs came on home runs.
• Brewers outfielder Jackson Chourio underwent an MRI on his right hamstring that was described as inconclusive and his availability for Game 2 remains in question after he went 3-for-3 before exiting Saturday.