Madd science: Cubs win in wild fashion

MILWAUKEE — For the Cubs’ Kris Bryant and Javier Baez, it felt like a Little League game in the 12th inning as two exchanged gloves and places in the infield.

“Using each other’s gloves, throwing gloves back and forth — we should’ve thrown a glove down for the base,” Bryant said. “It was exactly like Little League. We got out of that inning and it was huge, just icing on the cake.”

In case you dozed off — and how could you? — the Cubs did some magic tricks against the Brewers en route to a 2-1, 13-inning victory in a game that ended early Thursday.

With the game tied at 1 in the 12th, the Brewers loaded the bases with nobody out, prompting a flurry of defensive maneuvers. Bryant came in from left field to third base for a five-man infield against pinch-hitter Hernan Perez, who pitcher Travis Wood got to fly out to Dexter Fowler in shallow center. Chris Carter, who was at third, didn’t advance.

“I knew it would be shallow, and I didn’t know if they’d send [Carter] or not,” Wood said. “They elected to keep him there and it worked out for us.”

Baez, who had entered in the ninth as a pinch-runner and then took over at first, then switched gloves and …

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