Drew Smyly, who’s been lights-out this month, continued his pitching dominance with six shutout innings Saturday evening in Milwaukee in which he allowed five hits and a walk.
Unfortunately, when Smyly was removed after those six innings, the Cubs bullpen imploded and that led to a 7-0 loss to the Brewers, evening up this three-game series at one win each.
Friday, it took until the seventh inning for the Cubs to get a hit, when Ian Happ broke up a no-hit bid with a home run. Saturday, it took only four pitches for the Cubs’ first hit, a double by Nick Madrigal (pictured above).