Friday, October 07, 2016

MLB Playoffs: Dodgers, Cubs Take NLDS Openers

Both National League divisional playoffs series opened on Friday.

At Washington:

Home runs from Corey Seager and Justin Turner sparked the Los Angeles Dodgers to a divisional playoff series-opening 4-3 road victory (and a rare playoff win for Clayton Kershaw) over the Washington Nationals.



At ChicagoL

Javier Baez delivered a solo home run in the eighth inning while Jon Lester pitched eight shutout innings (retiring the last thirteen batters he faced) and have Aroldis Chapman shut the proverbial barn door in the ninth inning as the Chicago Cubs outdueled the visiting San Francisco Giants 1-0 in the opening contest of their divisional playoff series.

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