MILWAUKEE — Jameson Taillon and the rest of the Cubs are frustrated.

They won’t deny that.

This team that fell a game short of the playoffs last season and returned most of the nucleus of that team, is ticked off at their play. But the personalities of the group mean you won’t see coolers being smashed in the dugout, gloves being thrown or bats being broken.

“It’s one of those things, people carry frustration differently,” Taillon said after the Cubs’ 4-2 loss to Milwaukee. “You’ll see people get upset with themselves and upset at the situation, but at the same time, the reality is that doesn’t really change much either.”

Taillon was proof of that Friday night. After the bats staked him to a 2-0 lead in the top of the 4th, Taillon allowed a 2-out grand slam to rookie Jackson Chourio that proved to be the difference in the ball game.

He was frustrated — the righty felt as though he was trying to pick up a swinging strikeout with a perfect pitch instead of just trying to make a good pitch to stymie the rally.

“For me, throwing something or getting upset about that grand slam’s not gonna change it,” Taillon said. “It happened. It stinks.”

Amidst a two-month stretch of underperformance and maddening results, the Cubs are trying to show up each day with the same mentality and approach like it was a massive winning streak.

“It’s a chill group, but at the same time, I think you have guys that show up with urgency trying to prepare for a game,” Taillon said. “I don’t think guys are just going through the motions or rolling through the day.

“I think guys are showing up, doing what they need to do to be professionals and be big leaguers. It’s just not working for us out there.”

Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer admitted the clubhouse doesn’t really have a lot of “edgy players.”

“We have a very hard-working, diligent group,” Hoyer said.

But during a slump, fans want to see a player, a coach or anyone else show some outward form of emotion that can light a fire under the group. Otherwise, it looks as though the players are apathetic.

“Sometimes I almost feel like I can feel the tension through the screen if I’m watching at home or on the road or something,” Hoyer said. “I do think it’s almost the opposite. These guys do care so much. They’re super frustrated by the fact that we haven’t, especially situationally, been coming through.

“So, do I think we lack an edge and lack fire and energy? No. I think we’re struggling offensively. Do I think that it’s an observation that we don’t have a lot of edgy players, so to speak? I think that’s fair.”

Behind the scenes, before first pitch and in between games, the players are preparing and trying to do what they can to pick up a win that night.

“It’s just not working for us out there,” Taillon said. “I’ve been on teams before where you win games with a chill group and no one’s pounding the table. I feel like guys are still preparing the right way and stuff.

“But we can also say that all we want if you’re not winning, it doesn’t really matter. So, it’s a good group with a lot of great dudes. I think that’s what makes it tough, too is like you can’t just point at someone and be like, ‘That guy’s not preparing.’ People are showing up doing the work.”