The Chicago Cubs were getting blanked.

Earlier this week, the Milwaukee Brewers had just taken a 2-0 lead in the National League Division Series by outscoring the Cubs 16-6 in Milwaukee. The Cubs’ offense was nowhere to be found and the starting pitching left, which had helped lead the Cubs to a 90-win season, was faltering.

The Cubs needed some magic. They needed a lift.

Home is where the heart is to some. Home is where the magic was for the Cubs.

They’ve forced a winner-take-all Game 5 in the NLDS in Milwaukee on Saturday. The Cubs took advantage of playoff baseball at Wrigley Field, just as they did last week in the Wild Card Series.

There weren’t big moments on Thursday, only moments that had yet to be seized. The Cubs nearly took them all in a 6-0 win that felt like a much larger

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