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NLDS Game 5: Cubs 9, Nationals 8

In Playoffs, Postgame by berselius107 Comments

OSS: That was the craziest Cubs’ winner-take-all clincher I have seen since the last time they had a winner-take-all clincher.* Three up: On a night of shaky pitching performances all around, Wade Davis somehow put together a seven out save to send the Cubs to the NLCS. He didn't have his best stuff, but he brought it for the final …

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NLDS Game 3: Cubs 2, Nationals 1

In Playoffs, Postgame by berselius58 Comments

OSS: Cubs win despite getting no hit for most of the game again. Three+ up: Anthony Rizzo had the biggest hit of the game, a bloop single to left that managed to find the hole between three defenders to drive in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning. It more than made up for the double play he hit into …

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NLDS Game 1: Cubs 3, Nationals 0

In Playoffs, Postgame by berselius17 Comments

OSS: Cyle pitches a gem and Bryzzo get just enough off of Strasburg to put the Cubs up 1-0 on the Nats. Three up: Kyle Hendricks showed why Joe had enough faith in him to make him the game one starter, pitching seven shutout innings with six strikeouts, two walks, and three hits allowed. The only vaguely threatening moment that …

NLCS: Mets @ Cubs Game 3

In Game Threads, Playoffs by dmick89223 Comments

It's time for some of that famous Cubs magic. Oh, nevermind. I guess they'll just have to win the old fashioned way.  Lineups Mets Curtis Granderson, RF David Wright, 3B Whatever Murphy, 2B Yoenis Cespedes, CF Lucas Duda, 1B Travis d'Arnaud, C Michael Conforto, LF Wilmer Flores, SS Jacob deGrom, P Cubs Dexter Fowler, CF Kyle Schwarber, LF Kris Bryant, …

NLDS: Cardinals @ Cubs Game 4

In Game Threads, Playoffs by dmick89165 Comments

Here we go. Time to clinch this and get it done. I'll take 6 more home runs today and I think that will be good for a win. Addison Russell injured his hamstring last night on a triple and was removed immediately. It didn't look awful, but you never know with those things. He's not in the lineup and Javier …