MILWAUKEE — A short turnaround did not prevent the Chicago Cubs from calling on their veteran left-hander.

Matthew Boyd, pitching on three days’ rest, will start Game 1 on Saturday in the best-of-five National League Division Series against the Milwaukee Brewers. His usage in the opener of the wild-card series put him in play to be used Saturday at American Family Field.

Boyd threw only 58 pitches in Tuesday’s outing, which was low enough to enable him to bounce back in time. He also warmed up during the ninth inning of Thursday’s 3-1 clincher that ended up replicating his typical between-starts bullpen session.

“This would not be a decision on a 90-pitch start, we would not be considering this,” manager Craig Counsell said Friday. “But I think he had his head on it, probably when h

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