The Chicago Cubs shut down the Milwaukee Brewers Thursday night at Wrigley Field in Game 4, pushing their NL Division series back to American Family Field for a decisive Game 5.
Ian Happ in the first inning set the tone for the night, with a three-run homer. By the ninth, the Cubs had won 6-0. For the first time in the series, a team was held without a first inning run.
“The atmosphere was amazing tonight,” Cubs' starting pitcher Matthew Boyd said, after the game. “We’ve got the best fans in baseball, and it was electric. We’ve been feeding off them since April, but tonight was another level, and that was super special.”
The Cubs were on the brink of elimination after they dropped the first two games in Milwaukee. But they held on for a 4-3 victory Wednesday before making the most