The Cubs' decision to start lefthander Matthew Boyd on three days' rest in Game 1 of the National League Division Series against the Brewers backfired spectacularly, as Boyd yielded six runs—two earned—in a nightmarish first inning that created a hole Chicago could never dig out of en route to the 9-3 loss Saturday.
Boyd never made it out of the first inning, and reliever Michael Soroka surrendered three more runs in the second inning, as the relentless Brewers lineup's 10 base hits and nine runs scored were the most by any team through their first two innings played in a single postseason, according to OptaSTATS.
