Cubs' Ben Brown gets first start of season, throws four hitless innings against Rangers

ARLINGTON, Texas — The last time the Cubs played here, on the opening weekend of the 2024 season, the Rangers were still celebrating their first World Series title from the previous October.Meanwhile, a 23-year-old right-hander from Long Island was making his major-league debut on the mound, an occasion that was big news only in the hamlet of East Setauket, New York, hometown of Cubs pitcher Ben Brown.A nonstop party for the Rangers, a night to forget for Brown, who was cuffed around for six run...