Good morning, Chicago.

The Cubs know they face a daunting task in winning three straight games against a Brewersteam that finished with the best record in baseball. The mantra since losing Game 2 on Monday has centered on taking it one game at a time. Dwelling on the challenging task and thinking too far ahead is futile.

Nothing matters right now except winning Game 3 of the NL Division Series on Wednesday at Wrigley Field and extending their season another day.

“Win the moment and then move on to the next one, we’re going to have to do it a whole bunch over the course of three games,” manager Craig Counsell said Tuesday. “That’s the challenge, and it’s a big one, and it’s a fun one. But that’s the one in front of us. We get to tackle it tomorrow.”

The Cubs feel good knowing they have Jameson Taillon on the mound facing elimination. He’s coming off a win-or-go-home start in Game 3 of the wild-card series in which he tossed two-hit ball in four shutout innings against the Padres on the heels of posting a 1.57 ERA over his last six regular-season starts. Counsell described Taillon as “the calm in the storm.”

“Every game has a new life, and the Brewers don’t care what I did five days ago,” Taillon said. “I have to go out there and do things the right way again.”

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