Cubs’ Costly Mistakes Hand Brewers 2–0 NLDS Series Lead

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00:00Cubs' costly mistakes hand Brewers' 2-0 National League Division Series lead.

00:06The Cubs took an early 3-0 lead, but three costly mistakes allowed the Brewers to rally for a 7-3 win,

00:12taking a 2-0 lead in the National League Division Series.

00:16Chicago came out swinging against Milwaukee's opener, Aaron Ashby.

00:21Nico Herner singled, Kyle Tucker walked, and Seiya Suzuki unloaded a 440-foot blast to left center

00:27to stake the Cubs to a 3-0 lead before an out was recorded.

00:31But that early momentum didn't last.

00:34In the bottom half, Shota Imanaga retired the first two batters

00:38before William Contreras and Christian Jelic notched back-to-back singles.

00:42Andrew Vaughn turned on it, sending it 382 feet into the left field seats

00:47at 109.2 miles per hour off the bat to tie the game 3-3.

00:52Pitching him soft and in was a gamble, and the Cubs paid for it.

00:56Imanaga regrouped to set down six straight hitters before another missed spot came back to haunt him.

01:02With two outs in the third, Contreras stepped in.

01:06After mixing splitters early in the count, Imanaga tried to sneak a 91-mile-per-hour fastball inside,

01:12and missed.

01:13Contreras hammered it 411 feet to left for a no-doubt solo shot,

01:18leaving his bat at 107.6 miles per hour.

01:22Contreras posted a .448 expected slugging on fastballs this season and rarely went the other way.

01:28Just 16 of his 45 extra base hits were to the opposite field.

01:32The Brewers catcher made him pay.

01:35Daniel Palencia took over in the third, but the bullpen couldn't stop the bleeding.

01:39The 25-year-old right-hander, who had shined in the wild-card round,

01:43recorded four quick outs before hitting Caleb Durbin and surrendering a single to Joey Ortiz,

01:49one of the weakest bats in Milwaukee's lineup.

01:52That brought up 21-year-old phenom Jackson Chorio, who fouled off two 101-mile-per-hour heaters.

01:59Confident in his velocity, Palencia doubled down with a third straight fastball,

02:04and paid dearly. Chorio crushed it 419 feet to dead center,

02:09a three-run homer that put the Brewers up 7-3.

02:12From there, the Brewers' bullpen took control.

02:16Chicago managed only one base runner over the final five innings,

02:20as Milwaukee's relievers combined for six scoreless frames.

02:24Three mistakes, three home runs, seven runs,

02:27and a commanding 2-0 series edge for the Brewers.

02:30.