The Cubs put together a pair of stirring Division Series victories over the Brewers in Games 3 and 4 at Wrigley Field.

They did this, in large part, by getting great pitching. They held the Brewers to three runs in Game 3, getting shutdown relief in the late innings.

Then five Cubs pitchers held the Brewers to just three hits in Game 4, and only three Brewers runners got past first base. That truly is one of the best pitching performances in Cubs postseason history.

The obvious answer to the question posed in the headline here is “Shōta Imanaga,” since he started Game 2 and would be going on normal rest Saturday.

However.

Imanaga has not pitched well since mid-summer. He served up a pair of home runs in Game 2, hit by Andrew Vaughn and William Contreras, and didn’t make it out of the

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