Alex Wood vs. Jake Arrieta, in Chicago.
Yu Darvish vs. Kyle Hendricks, in Chicago.
Can opportunistic offense rise up against postseason pitching?
Joe Maddon turned to John Lackey instead of, well, anyone else, and Justin Turner made the Cubs pay.
Jon Lester vs. Rich Hill, in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles took Game 1 behind the unlikely trio of Yasiel Puig, Chris Taylor, and Charlie Culberson.
Jose Quintana vs. Clayton Kershaw, in Los Angeles.
Sometimes repeat matchups in the playoffs are boring. This is not one of those times.
Unfortunately for the Nationals, they exist only in this timeline.
Winner gets a seven-game date with the Dodgers.
Using misdirection, and Stephen Strasburg’s incredible changeup, to tie the series.
Sick or not, Stephen Strasburg will try to keep the Nationals’ season alive.
Never let go of the remote.
Max Scherzer vs. Jose Quintana in Chicago, and Yu Darvish vs. Zack Greinke in Arizona.
Bryce Harper and Ryan Zimmerman lead an eighth-inning explosion in Washington.
Jon Lester vs. Gio Gonzalez in Washington, and Robbie Ray vs. Rich Hill in Los Angeles.
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