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The National League Division Series is officially underway, and all eyes are on Milwaukee where the Brewers and Padres open their series Saturday. San Diego comes in red-hot off a wild-card sweep of the Cubs, and Joe Musgrove stays on the roster as the Padres roll with the same group that dismantled Chicago. National writers are split on this one, with many calling it a five-game affair — the Brewers carrying the best regular-season record in baseball against the hottest team in October. This one has must-watch written all over it.
Speaking of the Padres, there is one notable absence on the pitching side — Walker Buehler opens the division series on the postseason paternity list. The veteran right-hander will miss at least the early portion of the series, which puts even more pressure on San Diego's rotation to hold things together while Buehler handles more important business off the field.
Shifting to the college gridiron, number five Ohio State heads to Iowa City for a Big Ten clash with the number fourteen Hawkeyes. The Buckeyes have been dominant but road tests in the Big Ten are never a formality, and Iowa at home is a different animal entirely. The spread and the storyline both make this the marquee game of the college football Saturday.
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