MILWAUKEE – Cubs manager David Ross saw an opportunity to, as he put it, “go for the game early.” The move backfired in the Cubs’ 9-7 loss to the Brewers on Sunday at American Family Field.
“Sometimes that happens,” he said.
It happened in the fourth inning. Cubs starter Adrian Sampson had allowed one run in three frames, on Hunter Renfroe’s third-inning RBI double. Sampson had given up some hard contact, but he – and a strong defensive effort behind him – limited the damage. To open the fourth inning, Sampson induced a ground-out from Keston Hiura.