{"id":102918,"date":"2025-10-04T21:20:26","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T21:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=102918"},"modified":"2025-10-04T21:20:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T21:20:26","slug":"cubs-news-matthew-boyd-fails-to-complete-1-inning-in-brutal-nlds-start-vs-brewers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=102918","title":{"rendered":"Cubs news: Matthew Boyd fails to complete 1 inning in brutal NLDS start vs. Brewers"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>The Chicago Cubs were hoping for a quality start from left-hander Matthew Boyd in Game 1 of the NLDS versus the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday. Instead, the veteran failed to escape the bottom of the first inning and created a near insurmountable hole for the Cubs to climb out of.<\/p>\n<p>Boyd, pitching on three days&#8217; rest, took the mound with a 1-0 lead thanks to a leadoff home run by Cubs first baseman Michael Busch. However, the lead did not last long as Boyd surrendered three consecutive doubles to begin his outing, immediately turning a 1-0 lead into a 2-1 deficit.<\/p>\n<p>He followed it up by inducing a Christian Yelich groundout. Just when Boyd seemed to be settling in, he walked Brewers slugger Andrew Vaughn and then watched his defense commit a fielding error and subsequently allowed two more runs to cross home plate. Boyd struck out the next batter, but that would be his last out after giving up another hit.<\/p>\n<p>Boyd finished his second 2025 postseason outing with an abysmal six runs allowed on four hits and one walk in just 0.2 innings of work. Down 4-1, the 34-year-old made the long trek from the mound to the dugout, where he witnessed the Brewers tally two more runs, securing a 6-1 lead at the end of the first frame.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Cubs&#8217; decision to start Matthew Boyd on short rest was a disaster<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The decision to start Boyd on short rest will be under scrutiny, especially if the Cubs fail to win the series. Yet, Boyd&#8217;s history against the Brewers should have already been reason for manager Craig Counsell to question his decision to start Boyd.<\/p>\n<p>In five career starts versus the Brewers, Boyd has a 9.00 ERA and 19 strikeouts in 23 innings. While his 2025 starts against the division rival have seen a rise in quality, including a 1-1 record, Boyd failed to tally a quality start in each of his two outings. He also battled with command, giving up nine walks and 12 hits in just over 10 innings.<\/p>\n<p>The Chicago Cubs&#8217; starting rotation is already thin with ace Justin Steele out with a season-ending elbow injury and Cade Horton on the 15-day injured list, making Boyd&#8217;s Game 1 performance even more disastrous.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cubs starting pitcher Matthew Boyd failed to complete 1 inning in a brutal playoff start vs. the Brewers in Game 1 of the NLDS.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":102919,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[282,290,44,66],"class_list":["post-102918","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb","tag-chicago-cubs","tag-milwaukee-brewers","tag-mlb","tag-mlb-playoffs"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - 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