"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. He has pitched one inning in each of the last three games of this series. Pomeranz was the winning pitcher in Game 3 on Wednesday."
"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. Megill 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."
Both the Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers will start Game 5 with relievers serving as openers and plan to use multiple pitchers to cover the full game. The Cubs will start left-hander Drew Pomeranz, who posted a 2.17 ERA in the regular season, has five postseason strikeouts in five scoreless innings, and has thrown one inning in each of the last three games. The Brewers will start right-hander Trevor Megill, who had 30 saves and a 2.49 ERA but missed time with a strained flexor. Both clubs expect short outings from their openers and will rely on several bullpen arms, with Milwaukee listing multiple probable pitchers, including several rookies.
Read at ESPN.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]