The Milwaukee Brewers - Chicago Cubs playoff series will come down to a winner-take-all Game 5.

After winning the first two games in the National League Division Series with inspiring performances, the Brewers failed to close out the Cubs in Chicago in Games 3 and 4 with uninspiring showings and the series is now tied, 2-2.

The Brewers’ first inning pitching woes were the biggest reason - a discouraging theme all series. In Game 4 on Oct. 9, th e Cubs jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead behind an Ian Happ home run against Freddy Peralta and they delivered a couple more long balls late on their way to a dominant 6-0 victory .

And after scoring a combined 16 runs in Games 1 and 2, the Brewers offense fell flat the last two games at Wrigley Field and couldn’t deliver any clutch swin

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