The Cubs fell behind 2-0 in the series.
The Cubs’ jubilation in the first inning made the pummeling that much more brutal.
As Seiya Suzuki’s three-run blast to left field touched down on American Family Field’s Miller Lite Landing, it represented a momentary breakthrough. The Cubs were getting on base and scoring in bunches.
But wait.
In a 7-3 loss, the Brewers couldn’t even let the Cubs have that.
Milwaukee punched back with more power to take a 2-0 lead in the National League Division Series.
In a best-of-five set, the Cubs will have to win out to advance. They face possible elimination in Game 3 at Wrigley Field on Wednesday.
The Brewers let the Cubs ride their first-frame high two batters into the bottom half of the inning. Cubs starter Shota Imanaga struck out the Brewers’ Jackson Chourio and Brice Turang.
Then William Contreras and Christian Yelich hit line drives into shallow left field for a pair of singles. It looked like they were going to their usual playbook: chip away and capitalize on the opponent’s mistakes.
