That made this essentially a bullpen game for the Cubs. Now, if the Cubs pen had pitched the way they had for most of the last couple of months, that might have worked out all right. But Drew Smyly and Nate Pearson got lit up in the seventh and eighth innings and as has been the case for many recent Cubs games,

The Chicago Cubs have made some changes to it's relief core before the second game of the series against the Oakland Athletics.

The Chicago Cubs could guarantee a Brewers postgame champagne celebration with a loss Wednesday afternoon to Oakland.