CHICAGO -- Through the 14 years he's spent in the Majors, four of which were spent with the Cubs, Jose Quintana was asked to do something Wednesday he had never done before: Come out of the bullpen in a game at Wrigley Field.

Each of his 45 career appearances at Wrigley had been as a starter -- prior to Game 3 of the National League Division Series between the Brewers and Cubs, when Milwaukee starter Quinn Priester failed to get out of the first inning, creating a need for an inning eater. Quintana did just that, spinning three-plus scoreless frames as part of a solid performance from the bullpen, which did not allow a run over 7 1/3 innings.

However, the early damage was enough for the Cubs to hang onto a 4-3 win and stay alive in the best-of-five series, which now stands at 2-1 Bre

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