Overview

• Chicago trails Milwaukee 0-2 entering Game 3 at Wrigley Field, with Counsell saying the club "put ourselves in a hole" but can "decide how this story ends."
• Run production has sagged across five postseason games, including a .216 team average, 58 strikeouts overall and a 2-for-17 mark with runners in scoring position.
• Crow-Armstrong is hitting .222 this postseason with 10 strikeouts in 18 at-bats, and Counsell framed the outfielder’s emotions as part of a learning process that some commentators criticized.
• Early starts have unraveled for Matthew Boyd and Shota Imanaga (10 runs in 3 1/3 innings combined), the bullpen has steadied games, and Jameson Taillon gets the Game 3 assignment with Counsell saying he will "read the game."
• Local analysis highlighted potential tweaks for a turnaround, from lineup changes to allowing Taillon a longer leash in an elimination setting.