So that’s what it takes — extra innings.
The Cubs bats were silent for nine, as they have been way too many times this month. In the 10th inning, after a ninth-inning Brewers run with two out tied the game, those bats exploded for five runs and the Cubs ended their five-game losing streak with a 6-3 victory in Milwaukee.
Let’s begin, though, with the spectacular start by Ben Brown. Brown retired the first 13 Brewers, six by strikeout, before Jake Bauers walked with one out in the fifth. Brown, though, continued mowing down Milwaukee hitters, though he issued one more walk in that fifth inning.