Overview

• Manager Craig Counsell said Horton will not be active for the best-of-five series as he recovers from a right rib fracture.
• Horton remains on the 15-day injured list retroactive to Sept. 25, which kept him out of the Wild Card round as well.
• Because postseason rosters are set each round, a potential Game 5 return would require an injury-replacement move and remains uncertain.
• Boyd gets the Game 1 start for Chicago, with the Cubs expected to lean on Shōta Imanaga, Jameson Taillon and Collin Rea for the rest of the round.
• Milwaukee names Freddy Peralta for Game 1 and is without Brandon Woodruff due to a lat strain, while Horton’s standout rookie season closed at 11-4 with a 2.67 ERA and an MLB-low 1.03 second-half ERA.