<p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>It was a nonstop party for the Rangers and a night to forget for Brown, who was cuffed around for six runs and five hits with two walks in a nightmarish eighth inning.</p><p>Would the Brown who started and pitched four hitless innings in the Cubs’ 7-1 win Friday over the Rangers, the one who helped give the Cubs their second 10-game winning streak only 39 games into the season, even recognize that kid from East Setauket today?</p><p>“Yeah, definitely,’’ Brown said. “I still have all the same old quirks that I had growing up. But, you know, I think it’s cool just being back here where I debuted.