The Cubs' Owen Caissie gives a thumbs-up to the dugout after hitting a single, his first major-league hit, during the first game of Monday’s split doubleheader against the Milwaukee Brewers in Chicago. AP

The Brewers looked every bit of nine games better than the Cubs in Monday's opener of a five-game series at Wrigley Field.

The Cubs' slumbering offense did not awaken, managing just 2 hits against four Milwaukee pitchers in a 7-0 loss.

After the game, Cubs manager Craig Counsell admitted it's time to give right fielder Kyle Tucker a few days off to try to figure things out at the plate. It wasn't egregious, but fans at Wrigley were certainly grumbling while Tucker delivered three soft grounders and a fly out.

“Yeah, look, Kyle's frustrated as well,” Counsell said. “The fans are frust

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