Gausman took the loss after giving up three runs on five hits and no walks across 3.1 innings during Game 2 of the NL Wild Card Series against the Padres on Wednesday. He struck out one.
Conforto isn't in the lineup Wednesday for Game 2 of the NL Wild Card Series against the Padres.
Boyd (0-1) took the loss in Game 1 of the NL Wild Card Series against the Padres on Tuesday. He gave up four runs on five hits with four strikeouts and a walk over four innings.
The Cubs outrighted Kelly to Triple-A Iowa on Tuesday.
Gausman will start Game 2 of the wild-card series versus the Padres on Wednesday, Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic reports.
Woodruff (shoulder) completed the flat-ground portion of his throwing program Sunday and is awaiting to receive clearance to throw off the mound, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.
Vaughn (illness) has been cleared to go through a full team workout with the Brewers on Tuesday, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
Gausman (shoulder) is on the Cubs' roster for the wild-card series against the Padres, Jared Wyllys of AllCHGO.com reports.
Steele (elbow) is not on the Cubs' roster for their wild-card series versus the Padres, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.
Thielbar is not on the Cubs' roster for their NL Wild Card Series against the Padres, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.
Even should today be it for the Cubs and Kyle Tucker on the North Side this year, it has been a gratifying season ... but I think they get this one and then go out tomorrow against Freddy Peralta. Jameson Taillon has been Chicago's best pitcher since he returned from injury in August. And the Cubbies have had success against Brewers starter Quinn Priester as he had a 6.28 ERA in 14.1 regular-season innings in the series. No Andrew Vaughn in the MIL lineup and he's 2-for-6 in this series with a homer, three RBI, two walks and two runs.
So, Quinn Priester can be beaten! After winning in 19 straight games in which he started, the Brewers finally lost in Priester's final regular-season start vs. the Reds on September 26. In truth, Priester hasn't even been overly dominant on the hill, as his ERA since the start of August is a good, but not overwhelming, 3.42. Recent outings have been of the five-inning length. The bullpen will need to close this out today for Milwaukee. If, that is, the Brewers can, as the desperate Cubs need a win to stay afloat, as Jameson Taillon has pitched well enough in recent outings (1.42 ERA since being reactivated in mid-August) to give Chicago a puncher's chance.
