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    Paul Sullivan: Cubs rebound from closer Adbert Alzolay’s 4th blown save to salvage doubleheader split with Marlins

    CHICAGO — It looked so simple from afar. Craig Counsell would hand the ball to his closer in Milwaukee, and the Brewers would walk away with a win. But the easiest decision Counsell had to make on a daily basis in his nine years in Milwaukee already has become one of the most difficult ones in his first month of managing the Chicago Cubs. After Bryan De La Cruz’s two-run home run off Adbert ...
    by Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune Apr 20, 2024 4 minutes
    Chicago Cubs closer Adbert Alzolay yells into his glove in the ninth inning against the Miami Marlins at Wrigley Field on Saturday, April 20, 2024, in Chicago.

    CHICAGO — It looked so simple from afar.

    Craig Counsell would hand the ball to his closer in Milwaukee, and the Brewers would walk away with a win.

    But the easiest decision Counsell had to make on a daily basis in his nine years in Milwaukee already has become one of the most difficult ones in his first month of managing the Chicago Cubs.

    After Bryan De La Cruz’s two-run home run off Adbert Alzolay on a 2-0 pitch with one out in the ninth gave the Miami Marlins the lead in their 3-2 win in Game 1 of a doubleheader, Counsell had his first closer controversy in Chicago.

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