The Cubs and Brewers are set to face off at 8:08 p.m. CT Thursday in Game 4 of the National League Division Series at Wrigley Field. The game will air on TBS.
For the second time this postseason, the Cubs had to wait until the conclusion of a late-night West Coast game to find out when they'd play the next day.
The Phillies beat the Dodgers 8-2 Wednesday to force a Game 4, which ensured the Cubs and Brewers would get the 8:08 p.m. time slot Thursday, rather than 6:08 p.m.
Matthew Boyd will start Game 4 for the Cubs. Freddy Peralta will go to the mound for the Brewers.
The Cubs trail the Brewers 2-1 in the best-of-five series. The home team staved off elimination Wednesday with a 4-3 win at Wrigley Field.
Happ, the longest-tenured Cub, homered in Thursday’s NLDS Game 4 win that sent the series back to Milwaukee for a decisive Game 5.
Ian Happ, Kyle Tucker and Michael Busch all homered, and Cubs pitching did the rest, shutting out the Brewers to force a Game 5 on Saturday in Milwaukee.
The Cubs and Brewers faced off in Game 4 of the NLDS on Thursday.