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MILWAUKEE — The Cubs’ 26-man roster for the National League Division Series almost mirrors the roster used for the wild-card round against the Padres.
The lone change was swapping out lefty Taylor Rogers for right-hander Ben Brown. Manager Craig Counsell said the rationale behind adding Brown was to give the pitching staff a different stuff mix.
“Ben’s ability to make, to strike somebody out is something that we thought — kind of a little small moment — but that’s something Ben can do,” Counsell said. "[With] the back-end pitchers, frankly, the goal is not to get to them because you get enough from your other guys.