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The Cubs rallied for the tying and go-ahead runs in a five-run eighth inning, when the Los Angeles Dodgers committed three errors in a 6-3 loss to Chicago on Tuesday night that featured a matchup ...
Following the pitching change, Russell hit the 19th grand slam in World Series history to extend the Cubs lead to 7–0. [61] Russell's grand slam was the first in a World Series game since Paul Konerko of the crosstown Chicago White Sox in 2005 , as well as the first by a visiting player since Lonnie Smith in 1992 .
Game 2 featured a matchup between two of the league's stingiest pitchers in 2016, in terms of earned run average. Clayton Kershaw and Kyle Hendricks were the top two in ERA in baseball, although the former didn't have enough innings to qualify. [12] The start marked the fourth appearance in ten games for Kershaw in the 2016 playoffs.
Perhaps the Cubs stay away from top-tier starting pitchers in free agency and instead focus on landing one of the elite relief arms available, such as Tanner Scott, Jeff Hoffman or Clay Holmes.
Max Scherzer logged at least 179 innings in 10 of his first 16 years in the majors. “I became a better pitcher once I went through three times in the lineup and was failing on that third time ...
The heavily favored but young Cubs (who had won 116 games in the regular season) lost in six games to the veteran and pitching-strong White Sox, the "Hitless Wonders". From 1903 until 1942, excluding the years one team or the other won the pennant, the Cubs and White Sox played each other in a best-of-seven postseason City Series.
Cubs: 10–8: Cubs, 5–4 Cubs, 5–4 Cubs 954–887–20 1984: Cubs: 13–5: Cubs, 6–3 Cubs, 7–2 Cubs 967–892–20 Cubs win the "Sandberg Game" on June 23 on the strength of two Ryne Sandberg home runs in the 9th and 10th innings, both of which tied the game. 1985: Cardinals: 14 ...
Chicago's Zach Davies, Ryan Tepera, Andrew Chafin and Craig Kimbrel combined on the seventh no-hitter of the major league season, leading the Cubs to a 4-0 win over the host Los Angeles Dodgers on ...