The Cubs won Game 1 on Tuesday night thanks to back-to-back home runs from Seiya Suzuki and Carson Kelly. If the Cubs win one more game, they will advance to the NLDS to take on their division rival, the Milwaukee Brewers. To start Game 2, Cubs manager Craig Counsell decided to go with an opener, Andrew Kittredge. The reason for the opener was to avoid Shota Imanaga (who replaced Kittredge) facing the heart of the Padres lineup. “I cannot believe they let Shota Imanaga face Manny Machado with first base open.