Ready for September? Cubs end August with loss to Brewers

Getty Kyle Schwarber argues a strike call with umpire Rob Drake during Saturday’s game.Saturday’s 2-0 loss to the Brewers was the Cubs’ 135th game of the year. But it was also the final date before the calendar flips to September, when everything that’s hurt the Cubs this season will be overcome or end their hopes for another World Series.

Whatever happens, the Cubs’ resilience will be tested even more. Most recently, they recovered from a humbling home sweep by the Nationals by winning three straight in New York. But unlike the recent past, there hasn’t been a prolonged hot streak this season.

At least not yet.

“It’s been a dogfight for us all year, just as far as getting on a roll,” Anthony…