Cubs outfielder and platoon starter Jake Marisnick was looking forward to facing Brewers left-hander Brett Anderson on Friday. But he never got the chance.
Anderson left five batters into the game with right knee discomfort — after giving up hard-hit doubles to Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo and a hard-hit single to Javy Baez. He was relieved by right-hander Josh Lindblom.
As it turned out, it didn’t matter. With the bases loaded, Marisnick hit a line drive to the wall in left field for a three-run double to highlight a six-run inning. It was that kind of day for the Cubs, who parlayed 11 extra-base hits — six doubles, a triple and four home runs — into a 15-2 rout of the Brewers before 10,343 fans at Wrigley Field.