3 things for Brewers fans to watch for in Game 2 of Padres and Cubs' Wild Card Series

The Brewers will face the winner of the Padres-Cubs Wild Card series in the NLDS, with San Diego holding home-field advantage this year. The Padres dominated Game 1 with an 8-0 victory, featuring back-to-back homers from Fernando Tatis Jr. and Manny Machado while the Cubs managed no hits until the seventh inning. In Game 2, the Cubs will start Kevin Gausman against the Padres' Nick Pivetta, with a Cubs win forcing a decisive Game 3 that would benefit the Brewers by exhausting the winner's pitching staff before Saturday's NLDS opener. Alex Bregman, who suffered facial fractures in late September, went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in Game 1 and is now limited to DH duties, creating pressure for him to produce offensively as the Cubs try to avoid elimination.

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