The National League Division Series is set for the Milwaukee Brewers to begin their 2025 postseason run.The Brewers will face the Chicago Cubs in a best-of-five series, starting on Saturday at American Family Field.This is the first time the two franchises have faced each other in the postseason. The closest the Brewers got to a playoff matchup previously was a game 163 to determine who won the NL Central in 2018, in which the Brewers won.First pitch for game 1 on Oct. 4 will be at 1:08 p.m.Game 2 on Oct. 6 will start at 8:08 p.m.First pitch times for games 3-5 will be announced later on if those games are needed.Games 1 and 2 will be held at American Family Field. Game 3 and a possible Game 4 would be held at Wrigley Field Oct. 8 and 9. A winner-take-all Game 5 would be held at American Family Field on Oct. 11.The Milwaukee Brewers announced that there will be watch parties throughout the state for games 3 and 4. On Oct. 8 for Game 3, a watch party will be held on the Harley-Davidson campus on Juneau Avenue in Milwaukee. The outdoor watch party will include a giant 135-inch TV screen for live game viewing, local food trucks and vendors, tailgate games and music. Admission is free. The Brewers also encourage anyone who’s attending to bring blankets and lawn chairs.If there is a Game 4, fans can watch the game at the following sports bar across the state and enjoy giveaways and other merchandise at a first-come, first-served basis: J. Leinenkugel’s Barrel Yard (One Brewers Way, Milwaukee)Jordan’s Big 10 Pub (1330 Regent St., Madison)Fox Harbor (348 S. Washington St., Green Bay)Waterfront Warehouse (3322 Sheridan Rd., Kenosha)Howies on La Crosse (1128 La Crosse St., La Crosse)Our Bar (433 E. Main St., Waupun)The Fat Seagull (807 Quay St., Manitowoc)Because the Brewers finished with the best record in baseball this regular season, they would have home-field advantage for the entire postseason if they were to advance to the National League Championship Series and World Series. Dates and times for those series would also be announced at a later time.

MILWAUKEE —

The National League Division Series is set for the Milwaukee Brewers to begin their 2025 postseason run.

The Brewers will face the Chicago Cubs in a best-of-five series, starting on Saturday at American Family Field.

This is the first time the two franchises have faced each other in the postseason. The closest the Brewers got to a playoff matchup previously was a game 163 to determine who won the NL Central in 2018, in which the Brewers won.

First pitch for game 1 on Oct. 4 will be at 1:08 p.m.

Game 2 on Oct. 6 will start at 8:08 p.m.

First pitch times for games 3-5 will be announced later on if those games are needed.

Games 1 and 2 will be held at American Family Field. Game 3 and a possible Game 4 would be held at Wrigley Field Oct. 8 and 9. A winner-take-all Game 5 would be held at American Family Field on Oct. 11.

The Milwaukee Brewers announced that there will be watch parties throughout the state for games 3 and 4.

On Oct. 8 for Game 3, a watch party will be held on the Harley-Davidson campus on Juneau Avenue in Milwaukee. The outdoor watch party will include a giant 135-inch TV screen for live game viewing, local food trucks and vendors, tailgate games and music. Admission is free. The Brewers also encourage anyone who’s attending to bring blankets and lawn chairs.

If there is a Game 4, fans can watch the game at the following sports bar across the state and enjoy giveaways and other merchandise at a first-come, first-served basis:

J. Leinenkugel’s Barrel Yard (One Brewers Way, Milwaukee)Jordan’s Big 10 Pub (1330 Regent St., Madison)Fox Harbor (348 S. Washington St., Green Bay)Waterfront Warehouse (3322 Sheridan Rd., Kenosha)Howies on La Crosse (1128 La Crosse St., La Crosse)Our Bar (433 E. Main St., Waupun)The Fat Seagull (807 Quay St., Manitowoc)

Because the Brewers finished with the best record in baseball this regular season, they would have home-field advantage for the entire postseason if they were to advance to the National League Championship Series and World Series. Dates and times for those series would also be announced at a later time.