A rogue Cubs fan was thrown out of American Family Field in handcuffs midway through Saturday’s 9-3 loss to the Brewers in Game 1 of the NLDS on Saturday.
Video posted by a fan in the stands nearby in the incident shows a brawl break out at the field-level seats along the third base line.
The video, which initially shows stadium security attending to a seemingly unrelated incident a section over, quickly pans to police, security, and other spectators tackle the fan to the ground.
Though unconfirmed, a fan in the crowd can be heard shouting, “he just punched a kid,” amid all the chaos.
Separate video later shows the fan shouting obscenities at the crowd while being escorted out in handcuffs by two police officers.
It remains unclear what exactly sparked the incident, and what punishments the crazed fan is facing.
Saturday’s game was lopsided against the Cubs from the start, with Milwaukee putting up six runs in the first inning against Chicago starter Matthew Boyd.
Boyd, 34, admitted that he made some mistakes in his start — which lasted just ⅔ innings — but insisted that he would always want to have that opportunity of starting a playoff game.
“You always want the ball. You always want the opportunity,” Boyd told reporters following the game. “But they came out with a plan today and I made a few mistakes early.”
The team insists that they will shake off the blowout loss, with Cubs second baseman Nico Horner saying that the players feel confident going forward.
“The task remains the same,” Hoerner said. “And the group’s confidence is incredibly high, even though today isn’t what we wanted.”
“The beauty of this time of year is one loss counts as one loss,” Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson added.
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