MILWAUKEE — Game 1 of the National League Division Series got away from the Chicago Cubs early.
As the team prepared for Game 2, manager Craig Counsell gauged the club’s reaction after Saturday’s 9-3 blowout loss to the Milwaukee Brewers .
“It’s a loss, and you kind of move on from it quickly,” Counsell said Sunday afternoon at American Family Field. “It’s one loss. It doesn’t count for more, how you lose.
“We didn’t lose well, but sometimes a close game could have cost us some pitching-type stuff, too. We lost and you move on, and that’s how the clubhouse felt.”
The Cubs and Brewers each held off-day workouts Sunday. They reflected on Game 1 and looked ahead to the continuation of the best-of-five series on Monday in Milwaukee .
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