Chicago Cubs rookie Cade Horton won't pitch in the NL Division Series against the Milwaukee Brewers as he recovers from a rib fracture that sent him on the injured list during the regular season's final week.

The Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs are meeting for the first time ever in the playoffs as they go head-to-head in the best-of-five National League Division Series. Game 1 is on Saturday in Milwaukee ( here's the full series schedule ).

The Milwaukee Brewers are coming off their best regular season in franchise history, but all they want is to pay it off with a World Series title. And standing in their way as the first roadblock on their playoff path is the manager who left them for their big-market rival.

With NLDS opening Saturday in Milwaukee, maybe some pressure has shifted to Brewers? The Cubs are just a plucky wild-card team, after all.

Two key pieces of the Chicago Cubs' NLDS pitching rotation fell into place on Friday as both teams worked out to prepare for the impending best-of-five playoff series.

The well-rested Milwaukee Brewers will turn to ace Freddy Peralta and the Chicago Cubs will hand the ball to Matthew Boyd on a short turnaround when the archrivals square off Saturday in the opener of the National League Division Series.

The stage is set! The Milwaukee Brewers will host the National League Division Series (NLDS), starting, Saturday, Oct. 4 against the Chicago Cubs at American Family Field.

The Chicago Cubs' 3-1 win over the San Diego Padres in Game 3 of the National League wild card playoff series earned them another shot at their pesky NL Central

Trailing 3-0 and down to three outs, Padres outfielder Jackson Merrill hit a solo home run off Cubs reliever Brad Keller to get San Diego on the board and cut the lead in the final frame. Keller, who had a 2.07 ERA in 68 games this season, had pitched a clean eighth inning.