The Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres in their best-of-three wild-card series to advance in the postseason for the first time since 2017 . Next up: NL Division Series against the Milwaukee Brewers.

Game 1 will be played Saturday at American Family Field in Milwaukee (1:08 p.m., TBS), with Game 2 set for 8:08 p.m. on Monday. The series then shifts to Wrigley Field starting Wednesday, with times yet to be determined for the best-of-five series.

The Cubs went 7-6 against the Brewers this season, outscoring Milwaukee 60-56. The NL Central rivals last played in August, when the Cubs won three times in a five-game series .

The Brewers led the majors with 97 wins and won their second NL Central title in a row since Pat Murphy, who was on Craig Counsell’s staff, succeeded him as manage

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