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Once Cubs reliever Drew Pomeranz got to a two-strike count against Brewers left-handed hitter Brice Turang, Cubs fans rose to their feet, their cheers swelling, as if they could will him to a third.
“Those are the moments that, when I didn’t play for a few years, you’re not getting that anywhere else but in a baseball game,” Pomeranz said after the Cubs’ 8-7 loss to the Brewers Thursday. “To do it here and sell out like every night, that’s why I wanted to keep playing, those moments right there.