Cubs-Brewers NLDS Game Two Matchup By The Numbers

[Brock Beauchamp]

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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.  

Quinn Priester vs. Chicago Cubs: Current Batters Table

Rk	Player	B	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	IBB	HBP	GIDP
1	Nico Hoerner	R	11	10	4	0	0	1	3	0	1	.400	.364	.700	1.064	0	1	0	0	0
2	Seiya Suzuki	R	11	10	3	0	0	1	2	1	1	.300	.364	.600	.964	0	0	0	0	2
3	Dansby Swanson	R	11	10	2	0	0	0	1	1	3	.200	.273	.200	.473	0	0	0	0	0
4	Ian Happ	B	10	6	3	1	0	0	0	4	1	.500	.700	.667	1.367	0	0	0	0	0
5	Michael Busch	L	8	8	2	0	0	1	4	0	2	.250	.250	.625	.875	0	0	0	0	0
6	Pete Crow-Armstrong	L	8	7	2	0	0	1	1	1	1	.286	.375	.714	1.089	0	0	0	0	0
7	Kyle Tucker	L	8	5	1	0	0	0	1	3	0	.200	.500	.200	.700	0	0	0	0	0
8	Reese McGuire	L	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.250	.400	.250	.650	0	0	0	0	0
9	Willi Castro	B	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	0	0	0	1	0
10	Carson Kelly	R	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
11	Matt Shaw	R	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	0	0	0	0	0
12	Justin Turner	R	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

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For Milwaukee, the day begins with the Ashby opener and then a flexible script. The club publicly left open how it would sequence the bulk of the innings behind him.

Brewers hitters in September: Brice Turang posted a .294/.400/.435 line in 100 plate appearances, with two home runs and two stolen bases. William Contreras hit .266/.355/.313 across 76 plate appearances. Christian Yelich finished at .224/.298/.355 in 84 plate appearances, with two home runs and one stolen base. Sal Frelick recorded .237/.302/.368 over 86 plate appearances, with two home runs and one stolen base. Turang added 15 walks and 25 strikeouts; Contreras nine walks and 15 strikeouts; Yelich seven walks and 19 strikeouts; Frelick eight walks and 14 strikeouts. Collectively, the quartet combined for six home runs and four stolen bases in September.

Shota Imanaga vs. Milwaukee Brewers: Current Batters Table

Rk	Player	B	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	IBB	HBP	GIDP
1	William Contreras	R	11	10	3	0	0	2	2	1	2	.300	.364	.900	1.264	0	0	0	0	0
2	Christian Yelich	L	11	10	3	0	0	1	2	1	3	.300	.364	.600	.964	0	0	0	0	0
3	Isaac Collins	B	9	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.111	.111	.111	.222	0	0	0	0	1
4	Joey Ortiz	R	9	9	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	.444	.444	.556	1.000	0	0	0	0	0
5	Brice Turang	L	9	9	1	0	0	1	2	0	4	.111	.111	.444	.556	0	0	0	0	0
6	Andrew Vaughn	R	8	7	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.429	.500	.429	.929	0	0	0	0	0
7	Caleb Durbin	R	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
8	Sal Frelick	L	7	6	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	.167	.143	.167	.310	0	1	0	0	0
9	Jackson Chourio	R	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	0	0	0	0	0
10	Brandon Lockridge	R	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0
11	Blake Perkins	B	4	4	3	2	0	1	2	0	1	.750	.750	2.000	2.750	0	0	0	0	0
12	Jake Bauers	L	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
13	Rhys Hoskins	R	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

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