MILWAUKEE — If you ask Cubs manager Craig Counsell, the term “Wrigley North,” used widely in Cubdom to describe American Family Field, home of the Brewers, isn’t pejorative at all.

The Brewers cruised against the Cubs, 9-3, in Game 1 of the NLDS Saturday (box score). Cubs leadoff man Michael Busch started the series with a home run, but it was 9-1 Brewers before the end of the second inning and the rest of the game became a mere formality.