Al Yellon created Bleed Cubbie Blue and has been its managing editor since 2005. His latest book about the Cubs is "Chicago Cubs Firsts." Find him on Bluesky at @bleedcubbieblue.bsky.social
Five runs, the number of runs the Cubs scored Tuesday evening, is not a lot of runs.
It was, however, the most runs the Cubs had scored in a game since an 8-4 win over the Phillies a week earlier, and the most runs they’d scored at Wrigley Field since a 7-3 win over the Reds June 1.
Best of all, it was enough runs for a 5-3 win over the Brewers in the opening game of their series.