The Cubs hit a three-run homer in the first, tacked runs on late and held the Brewers to three hits in a 6-0 shellacking in Game 4 of the NLDS.

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers are now one win away from the NLCS. Both teams were victorious in NLDS Game 2s on Monday night as the Dodgers opened up a 2-0 lead against the Phillies and the Brewers powered past the Cubs.

The Chicago Cubs defeated the San Diego Padres 3-1 in Game 3 of the National League wild-card series Thursday. They will face the Milwaukee Brewers in the NLDS beginning Saturday.

The Milwaukee Brewers scored six runs in the first and cruised to a 9-3 playoff win over the Cubs, but it came with an injury concern.

Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner levitated to snag a line drive over his head. The Wrigley Field crowd roared. And then they began to chant: In the Cubs’ wild-card series-deciding 3-1 win against the Padres on Thursday, Hoerner had just turned a base hit into the second out of the inning, with a runner on second base.

The Cubs plan to start left-hander Shota Imanaga ... “It would be silly for us to be beat up losing one game," Brown said. "I don’t think anyone was wearing it yesterday. I don’t think that the vibes were super low in the clubhouse after a loss.

The Chicago Cubs were eliminated from the National League Division Series with a 3–1 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on the road Saturday in a win-or-go-home Game 5.

MILWAUKEE — If you ask Cubs manager Craig Counsell, the term “Wrigley North,” used widely in Cubdom to describe American Family Field, home of the Brewers, isn’t pejorative at all.

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