Cubs, Brewers to both start relievers on mound for Game 5

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Both the Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers will have relievers starting Saturday's Game 5 as openers.

The Cubs announced that left-hander Drew Pomeranz would start, while the Brewers are turning to right-hander Trevor Megill, their All-Star closer.

Neither figures to go very deep into the game, as both teams plan to use several pitchers.

"With the exception of (Game 4 starter) Matt Boyd, everyone's going to be available," Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Friday. "And so it's a cliché here, but we have 11 pitchers to figure out how to get 27 outs. That's how we're treating it."

Pomeranz went 2-2 with a 2.17 ERA in 57 regular-season appearances, with 53 of them coming in…