(670 The Score) It was looking really promising for the Cubs after just a half-inning against the Brewers on Wednesday afternoon.
It just didn't stay that way.
The Cubs suffered an embarrassing 15-7 loss to the Brewers in which they scored seven runs in the top of the first, only to give up 15 unanswered to get swept out of Milwaukee. The Cubs' meltdown – which was their second high-profile collapse of sorts in three nights after they allowed 10 runs in the eighth inning of a 14-4 loss on Monday – made MLB history in the process.
The game became the first one in the modern era of MLB in which both teams led by seven or more runs at some point in the first four innings of the contest, according to Stats By STATS.
After the Cubs took a 7-0 lead in the top half of the first inning, the Brewers responded with one run in the bottom half and five in the bottom of the second. After a scoreless third inning, Milwaukee erupted for eight more runs in the bottom of the fourth to take a 14-7 lead.
The game also marked the first time in the modern era in which the Cubs led by seven runs in a game and lost by seven runs or more, according to the Marquee Sports Network broadcast.
The Cubs' win probability was around 94% when they led 7-0 in the first inning, according to FanGraphs.
The setback was the Cubs' sixth straight loss and dropped them to 42-39 and six games behind the NL Central-leading Brewers.
