The Brewers and Cubs, before this series, had never played each other in the postseason -- though they did play a notable Game 163 tiebreaker in 2018 -- and it sure feels like they’ve packed decades of tension into the first four games of this National League Division Series.

The Brewers jumped out to a 2-0 lead and appeared primed to put this away quickly, but then Wrigley Field worked its magic in Games 3 and 4. And thus, here we are: A manager facing his former team on the Cubs side, and the Brewers, having just had the best season in their history (in the year they lost their signature franchise icon in Bob Uecker), trying to keep this glorious ride going. Everything is on the line. I’m sweating just thinking about it.

Throughout this postseason, I’ll be previewing the next day’s a

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