Inability to get runners on base in Game 5 leads to Cubs’ postseason exit

MILWAUKEE (AP and 25News Now ) - For the only time in the entire NL Division Series, the Chicago Cubs failed to score in the first inning.

They didn’t do a whole lot the rest of the night, either, as a parade of Milwaukee Brewers relievers silenced a lineup that was too reliant on the home run ball.

“We just didn’t do much,” manager Craig Counsell said after a 3-1 loss to Milwaukee in the winner-take-all Game 5 of their NLDS on Saturday. “We had six baserunners. You’re going to have to hit homers to have any runs scoring in scenarios like that. They pitched very well. I mean, they pitched super well and we didn’t.”

Chicago was attempting to become the 11th team to erase a 2-0 deficit and win a best-of-five playoff series, a feat last accomplished by the New York Yankees against Clev