The Cubs announced that left-hander Drew Pomeranz<\/a> would start, while the Brewers are turning to right-hander Trevor Megill<\/a>, their All-Star closer. Neither figures to go very deep into the game, as both teams plan to use several pitchers.<\/p>\n “With the exception of [Game 4 starter] Matt Boyd<\/a>, everyone’s going to be available,” Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Friday. “And so it’s a clich\u00e9 here, but we have 11 pitchers to figure out how to get 27 outs. That’s how we’re treating it.”<\/p>\n Editor’s Picks Pomeranz went 2-2 with a 2.17 ERA in 57 regular-season appearances, with 53 of them coming in relief. He has struck out five without allowing any hits or walks in five scoreless innings this postseason.<\/p>\n He has pitched one inning in each of the past three games of this series. Pomeranz was the winning pitcher in Game 3 on Wednesday.<\/p>\n The Cubs had the option of turning to Game 2 loser Shota Imanaga<\/a> on four days’ rest, but he posted a 6.51 ERA in September and has allowed six runs over 6\u2154 innings in two appearances this postseason.<\/p>\n Megill went 6-3 with 30 saves and a 2.49 ERA in 50 relief appearances during the regular season. He spent a month on the injured list with a strained right flexor before returning to pitch in the Brewers’ regular-season finale.<\/p>\n He has pitched in two games this series. He retired the only two batters he faced in Game 2 and pitched one-third of an inning while allowing a hit and a walk in Game 4.<\/p>\n Milwaukee could use a similar approach to its Game 2 strategy, when seven pitchers contributed to a 7-3 victory. Murphy noted that Aaron Ashby<\/a> would be available after throwing 32 pitches in the Brewers’ Game 4 loss Thursday.<\/p>\n Murphy listed Ashby, Megill, Abner Uribe<\/a>, Jared Koenig<\/a> and Chad Patrick<\/a> and Jacob Misiorowski<\/a> as guys who are “going to probably pitch.”<\/p>\n “A lot of those guys are rookies, a lot of those guys are not very experienced, but that’s how we’ve won all these games and come together,” Murphy said. “Now we’re playing in a way bigger environment, and it’s a bigger task. But I’m confident that we’ll have enough pitching.”<\/p>\n The Cubs are trying to become the 11th team to win a best-of-five series after losing the first two games. The last team to do it was the New York Yankees<\/a> against Cleveland<\/a> in the 2017 American League Division Series.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/r1558988_1296x1296_1-1.jpg&w=130&h=130&scale=crop&location=center.jpeg\")
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