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Milwaukee will open Monday’s game with Aaron Ashby on the mound, followed by a to-be-determined bulk plan. Ashby has worked as a reliever this season and is expected to face the top of Chicago’s order before turning it over to, in all likelihood, Quinn Priester. Chicago counters with left-hander Shota Imanaga.
After game one on Saturday, both teams had Sunday off, leaving bullpens broadly available. Milwaukee used Freddy Peralta to strike out nine, then turned to Jared Koenig, who allowed a solo homer to Nico Hoerner, and Nick Mears to record the final out. Chicago started Matthew Boyd, followed by Michael Soroka, and leaned heavily on Aaron Civale in long relief; Civale delivered 4 1/3 scoreless innings, and Ben Brown also appeared. With the rest day, everyone who used up their allotment in Game 1 should be able to go again tonight.
Chicago’s bats had a mixed September, but there were several standout performances; Michael Busch produced a .244/.337/.634 line in Sept/Oct, with a .398 wOBA and 160 wRC+. Ian Happ posted .287/.382/.511 that month, with a .381 wOBA and 148 wRC+. Seiya Suzuki’s September line was .232/.333/.478 with a .349 wOBA and 126 wRC+. Nico Hoerner paired a .369 OBP with a 162 wRC+ in September and October.
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