Cubs left-hander Matthew Boyd needed a resurgent performance in Game 4 of the National League Division Series.
After only going two-thirds of an inning in NLDS Game 1 on Saturday, allowing six runs (two earned) on four hits, Boyd needed to give his team some length on Thursday.
Boyd answered the call, throwing 4 2/3 scoreless innings, striking out six and walking three on Thursday.
Boyd became the fifth Cub to have a scoreless start when facing elimination, joining Jameson Taillon (2025), Jake Arrieta (2015), Lon Warneke (1935) and Hippo Vaughn (1918), according to MLB.com.
Boyd’s start was exactly what the Cubs needed in a win-or-go-home game at Wrigley Field.
Ian Happ, Kyle Tucker and Michael Busch all homered, and Cubs pitching did the rest, shutting out the Brewers to force a Game 5 on Saturday in Milwaukee.
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The Cubs and Brewers faced off in Game 4 of the NLDS on Thursday.
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Boyd became the fifth Cubs starter to have a scoreless start when facing elimination.
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