Brewers 9, Cubs 7: The wind was blowing OUT

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Justin Steele had a final tune-up start before he’ll face the Dodgers in Tokyo a week from Wednesday, and the results weren’t great — 10 hits and seven runs in 3\u2154 innings, including three home runs.

But with a 14 mile per hour wind blowing out at Sloan Park, this wasn’t necessarily a surprise.

The Cubs mounted a comeback — nine total runs crossed the plate in the first inning alone! — but came up short and their final Arizona game before departing for Tokyo resulted in…