The Brewers opened their 2022 regular season with a loss to the Cubs at Wrigley Field.
Corbin Burnes got the Opening Day assignment on the mound. The reigning National League Cy Young Award winner was inconsistent in his season debut, working five innings and allowing three runs on four hits, including a home run. Burnes struck out four, but he also struggled with his control, issuing three walks.
The right-hander struggled to find a feel for his cutter over the first two innings, working around walks in each frame and striking out none. He wiggled out of a two-on, one-out jam in the second by inducing a groundout from Jason Heyward and a flyout from Patrick Wisdom.