The Brewers will go for the sweep Wednesday in Game 3 at Wrigley Field.

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After the Cubs jumped out to a 1-0 lead thanks to a leadoff home run from Michael Busch, Boyd allowed three straight doubles to open the bottom of the first inning to give the lead right back. And it didn’t stop there. Boyd would strikeout Christian Yelich before walking Andrew Vaughn to put runners at first and second with one out.

The reality confronting each team is that just two teams have ever come back from down 0-2 in the NLDS to win the series. The first was the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1981 (the labor stoppage led to a one-off playoff format that year),

Michael Busch hit a rare postseason leadoff homer for the Chicago Cubs, becoming the first player on team since 2016 to achieve the feat.

Pete Crow-Armstrong hit an RBI single off a shaky Yu Darvish, and the Chicago Cubs shut down Fernando Tatis Jr. and the San Diego Padres for a clinching 3-1 victory in Game 3 of their NL Wild Card Series on Thursday.