At some point, I think Craig Counsell is simply going to have to bite the bullet and let his starters go deeper into games, damn the pitch count.
Because doing things the way he’s doing them is just not working. The Cubs hit three home runs — first time since May 4, also against the Brewers, that they’ve done that — and Jameson Taillon threw six credible innings.
But Mark Leiter Jr., Luke Little and Tyson Miller combined for 2u2154 innings, three hits (including a home run) and two walks, and that resulted in a 6-4 Cubs loss to the Brewers, dropping them under .