"Brandon Woodruff will not pitch in the NLDS, Pat Murphy said. But the good news is that the lat issue is separate from the shoulder repair. Brewers are not ruling out Woodruff pitching later in the postseason if they advance."

The fact that the Brewers play the winner of the wild-card series between the Chicago Cubs and the San Diego Padres may be part of the reason for the doubt. The Brewers are a combined 8-11 against those two teams. However, they're also a combined 10-2 against the Philadelphia Philles and the Los Angeles Dodgers, the NL teams with better odds.

The Milwaukee Brewers are set to take on the Chicago Cubs on Saturday for Game 1 of the NLDS after a historic regular season saw them finish with 97 wins, the most in franchise history. The Brewers featured one of the most well-rounded teams, with the club excelling at the plate and on the mound.

Following their three-game win over the San Diego Padres in the National League Wild Card Series, the Chicago Cubs have moved on to the NLDS for the first time

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

Milwaukee Brewers catcher William Contreras has been on a World Series team before. He feels this team has what it takes to win it all.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/brewers as Brewers Have Interesting Case To Win First World Series This October.