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The Chicago Cubs will use an opener for Ben Brown on Saturday, as manager Craig Counsell tries to fix his first-inning woes.

After lefty reliever Drew Pomeranz’s 1-2-3 first inning, Brown threw six scoreless innings of one-hit ball, matching a season ...