Overview

• The winner-take-all game is at American Family Field with first pitch at 7:08 p.m. ET on TBS.
• Milwaukee had not announced its Game 5 starter at the time of the reports.
• Drew Pomeranz has logged five hitless postseason innings with five strikeouts and no walks after a 2.17 ERA across 57 regular-season appearances.
• Craig Counsell said the Cubs will deploy a bullpen formula to secure 27 outs, with every pitcher except Game 4 starter Matthew Boyd available.
• First-inning scoring has been outsized in this series at 60% of total runs, and struggling left-hander Shota Imanaga remains a candidate for midgame innings.