Nobody said stealing a series in Milwaukee was going to be easy, but nobody expected Jacob Misiorowski to make it look quite this hard. The Brewers' young flamethrower was dealing from the jump — 105.5 MPH in the 1st inning, 8 strikeouts through 6 frames, the kind of outing that makes opposing lineups look overmatched. The Cubs actually scratched out a run against him, which made what came next even more infuriating: William 'Wild Bill' Contreras went yard to erase it, and Milwaukee stole Game 1 anyway. Steven Cheah put it perfectly: the Cubs beat Misiorowski and still lost the game. That one stung.
Misiorowski's 105.5 MPH heater against Pete Crow-Armstrong set the tone early for just how nasty this series was going to get.
The Cubs didn't sulk. In Game 2, Seiya Suzuki put one out for his 12th homer of the season to get things started, and then Ian Happ completely changed the game's complexion — a 3-run blast, his 17th of the year, put Chicago firmly in control and evened the series. Two games, two completely different vibes.
Ian Happ's 3-run shot, his 17th of the season, punched the Cubs back into the series and made Game 3 a must-watch.
Then came Sunday. The series on the line, the Cubs holding a 2-1 lead into the 10th inning, and Suzuki stepping into the box and doing what stars are supposed to do on the road. His multi-RBI hit pushed the lead to 4-1 and sent the Cubs fans packed into 'Wrigley North' — the earned nickname for American Family Field, where Chicago's road following is legitimately enormous — absolutely nuclear. TrustTheData had locked in a Suzuki hit bet before the game and was cashing tickets before Seiya reached second.
Suzuki's 10th-inning hit extending the Cubs' lead at American Family Field — this is what 'Wrigley North' sounds like when it goes off.
The Cubs bullpen kept everyone's heart rate elevated for the full 10 innings — Milwaukee racked up 10 hits and made it a 4-3 final — but they held on. BarstoolBigCat called it gutsy, said the Cubs 'could be back,' and meant every word of it. Steven Cheah went further: game of the year, in June. According to Cheah, the Cubs have won 7 of their last 9, and this series feels less like a midseason stretch and more like a team finding itself. Whatever Chicago is becoming, Milwaukee just got a front-row seat for the reveal.
What a win. What a gutsy series in Milwaukee. Cubs could be back. Love the fight