The Brewers won the first two games at home and looked to be breezing towards a sweep, but the Cubs came back to take Games 3 and 4 at Wrigley Field and send the series back to Milwaukee for the decider. The winner advances to the National League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, which begins Monday in Milwaukee or Los Angeles.

The Milwaukee Brewers surrendered four runs in the first and chipped away but couldn't quite get back to even in Game 3 of the NLDS.

The Mariners loaded the bases to open the top of the fourth, and while they got a run across the plate, it came on a double play hit by Victor Robles, which was followed by a popup in foul territory to end the inning. Seattle led 2-0.

After Padres' catcher Freddy Fermin singled with one out, bringing up the top of the Padres' lineup, Cubs manager Craig Counsell had seen enough. Already, he is turning to his bullpen, specifically Danny Palencia, who will get the luxury of facing Fernando Tatis and Luis Arraez as he tries to hold this one-run deficit.

When the National League Division Series moved to Wrigley Field with the Chicago Cubs facing a 2-0 deficit against the Milwaukee Brewers, manager Craig Counsell acknowledged the hole they had dug for themselves.

It had been a long time since Wrigley Field shook the way it did on Tuesday afternoon. A nervous energy humming through the crowd transformed into full frenzy after the baseball launched by Seiya Suzu

Down 2-0 in the series, Happ had done little at the plate. Entering Thursday, he had just two hits in 24 plate appearances with 11 Ks.