At the end of Tuesday’s off-day workout at Wrigley Field, the Cubs held a simulated game.

It was a chance to give some of the reserves and taxi squad players a chance to stay sharp. Miguel Amaya was the catcher. The hitters included guys like Moises Ballesteros, Kevin Alcantara, Owen Caissie, Nicky Lopez and Reese McGuire.

A variety of pitchers took the mound, starting with Javier Assad. That was a somewhat painful reminder of what could have been, and why the Cubs find themselves in a precarious 2-0 hole against Milwaukee in the National League division series. It’s win or go home Wednesday for the Cubs.

The Cubs chose to leave Assad off the playoff roster, then gambled that Matthew Boyd and Shota Imanaga could reverse their late-season fades to start off this series.

Needless to say,

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