Chicago Cubs 6, Milwaukee Brewers 0: Final score and recap from Game 4

For the second-straight day, the Chicago Cubs face elimination.

However, with a win, they can level the playing field with the Milwaukee Brewers and force a winner-take-all Game 5 in Milwaukee. From there, anything can happen.

Here's our final score and recap from Game 4 of the National League Division Series, where the Cubs won to force a Game 5.

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FINAL: Cubs 6, Brewers 0

There will be a winner-take-all Game 5.

Eighth inning

It's all Cubs now.

Busch hits a solo homer to extend the lead.

The Cubs are three outs away.

Cubs 6, Brewers 0

Bottom of the seventh inning

Kyle Tucker sends a shot to the bleachers.

Carson Kelly sends one out too, but it gets overturned after a review. Still, the Cubs have some much-needed insurance.

Cubs 5, Brewers 0

Top of the seventh inning

Pomeranz gets the Brewers to go down in order. That included two strike outs.

Bottom of the sixth inning

The inning starts with an E5. Kelly gets on and gets over after Pete Crow-Armstrong bunts. Dansby Swanson walks. 

Then, Matt Shaw delivers. His single drives home Kelly for a run. It's not much, but the Cubs broke the four-run mark for the second time in two games.

Cubs 4, Brewers 0

Top of the sixth inning

Andrew Vaughn gets a single, but that's all for the Brewers.

Hoerner made a great play deep into shallow right field to retire Turang. His defense remains stout.

Bottom of the fifth inning

The Cubs had bases load with one out.

The Cubs get nothing out of it. That's a gut punch for a team that needs some insurance.

Top of the fifth inning

Matthew Boyd exits after 4.2 innings. The Brewers get runners on second and third with a double, a walk and a bunt.

Boyd strikes out Yelich. Then, Palencia comes in and gets Chourio to pop out on the first pitch.

Bottom of the fourth inning

The Cubs go down in order. They need to add some insurance runs, but Peralta has settled in after the first inning.

He has six strike outs through four innings.

Top of the fourth inning

Matthew Boyd is cruising.

He gets two strikeouts in the inning, with the second retiring the side, to get out of the fourth. He's settled in back home at Wrigley.

Bottom of the third inning

Ian Happ came oh, so close to hitting his second home run of the game. It lands near the warning track in Sal Frelick's glove.

The Cubs go three up and three down.

Top of the third inning

Boyd has 40 pitches through three innings, and he retires the side by striking out William Contreras.

Boyd, through three innings, has three hits and one base hit allowed.  

Bottom of the second inning

With two outs, Matt Shaw gets his first hit of the series and Michael Busch takes a walk.

Nico Hoerner lines a heater that Caleb Durbuin grabs to end the threat and end the inning.

Top of the second inning

Andrew Vaughn walks. That's all the Brewers get.

Boyd gets two ground outs and a flout to right field to move the game into the bottom of the second.

Bottom of the first inning

The first-inning onslaught for the Cubs continues.

Ian Happ hits a three-run shot off of Freddy Peralta, and Wrigley Field was sent into orbit. The Cubs have a massive lead early on.

Cubs 3, Brewers 0

Top of the first inning

For the first time in the National League Division Series, the Brewers didn't score a run in the first inning.

Matthew Boyd allowed one walk but that's it. The Cubs are up next.

Pregame

The Cubs look to hold off the elimination grim reaper with Matthew Boyd on Thursday. Although his start in Milwaukee didn't last past the first inning, Boyd still owns a 12-1 record with a 2.51 ERA in 15 outings this season.

Thursday's starting pitchers

Cubs: Matthew Boyd

Brewers: Freddy Peralta

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