MILWAUKEE — Michael Busch knocked a single back up the middle to begin the sixth inning for the Chicago Cubs, who trailed by one run.

And when Milwaukee Brewers reliever Aaron Ashby hit Nico Hoerner with a pitch, the Cubs had something brewing Saturday in Game 5 of the National League Division Series.

With two on and no outs, Kyle Tucker worked a 3-1 count. He swung and foul tipped a 98 mph fastball. Ashby then made a perfect pitch right on the corner of the plate low-and-away, and Tucker swung and missed to strike out. Following a pitching change, Seiya Suzuki lined out to left field and Ian Happ struck out looking as the Cubs came up empty.

“Situations like that you’ve got to try to take advantage of and capitalize on, but they have some really good pitchers and made some really good

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