CHICAGO -- Playing in front of raucous Wrigley Field crowd, the Cubs relied on two struggling players to help lead them to a Game 4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers in the NLDS on Thursday, forcing a do-or-die Game 5 on Saturday in Milwaukee.

Starter Matthew Boyd and left fielder Ian Happ set the tone early for the home team, with Boyd pitching 4⅔ scoreless innings and Happ hitting a three-run home run in the bottom of the first inning to propel the Cubs to a 6-0 win.

"The guys have been carrying me all postseason, so to contribute in that moment and give us the lead was awesome for me," Happ said after the game.

Happ entered the night hitting .095 this postseason, but that was quickly forgotten when he crushed a 1-1 fastball from Brewers starter Freddy Peralta , igniting an

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