The Cubs’ season ended tonight with a disappointing 3-1 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 5 of the National League Division Series. All five games in this series were won by the home team, which means that the Brewers advance to the NL Championship Series, 3 games to 2.

Both sides went with a bullpen game and an opener for Game 5. For the first time in the series, the Brewers and reliever Trevor Megill kept the Cubs from scoring in the first inning. The Brewers unfortunately didn’t take the hint in the bottom of the inning as William Contreras hit yet another two-out solo home run off of Cubs starter Drew Pomeranz.

The Brewers’ early lead didn’t last long. Seiya Suzuki led off the bottom of the second with a solo home run off of Jacob Misiorowski, who had come in to relieve “opener”

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