NLDS Game 5 Preview: The Cubs Earned The Right To End The Brewers Season

Monday Morning Cubs Show · Oct 11, 2025 · 1h 2m · transcript

One game can bend a season, and tonight’s Game 5 in Milwaukee carries exactly that weight. We break down why the Cubs own the opening edge, starting with Drew Pomeranz as an opener against a right-left Brewers lineup that doesn’t love to be shuffled. Pomeranz has lived on the black all series, stealing timing and limiting hard contact, which forces Milwaukee to either re-sequence around Christian Yelich and William Contreras or live with a tougher first look. That early discomfort matters, because Jacob Mizerowski’s profile screams volatility—huge fastball, inconsistent breaker, and…