Overjoyed Jon Lester Could Hardly Watch Cubs Close Out Game 5 Win
Lester "blacked out" as Wade Davis went for a seven-out save to win Game 5.
Watch CBS News
Lester "blacked out" as Wade Davis went for a seven-out save to win Game 5.
The Nationals were eliminated in the NLDS for the fourth time in six years.
Davis delivered with a seven-out save in a 9-8 win against the Nationals in Game 5.
Wade Davis nailed down the final seven outs for the save in the Cubs' heart-thumping 9-8 win.
The Cubs scored four times in the fifth inning with a never-before-seen string of events.
The Nationals made Cubs right-hander Kyle Hendricks pay early.
The Cubs are going with a quality defensive outfield in a win-or-go-home Game 5 against the Nationals.
Gonzalez took a no-decision in Game 2, allowing three runs in five innings.
Strasburg returned from an illness to dominate the Cubs and force a winner-take-all Game 5 in Washington.
His availability in doubt, Strasburg turned in seven scoreless innings to keep the Nationals alive with a 5-0 win.
"It does not change anything for us and what we do," Cubs outfielder Jon Jay says.
The Nationals did damage control ahead of Game 4, while the Cubs were ready to play.
Strasburg had originally been ruled out of Game 4 on Wednesday because of illness.
"He was just toasted really, really fast in the bullpen," Rizzo says of Strasburg.
After Tuesday's washout, what's the weather outlook for the rescheduled NLDS Game 4 between the Cubs and Nationals ?
Strasburg has come down ill, with manager Dusty Baker citing curious reasons.
TBS got its wish in Tuesday's postponed Game 4, now moved to Wednesday.
Jake Arrieta will pitch Game 4 for the Cubs. The Nationals are expected to turn to Stephen Strasburg.
"We never quit," Albert Almora Jr. said after the Cubs rallied for a crucial 2-1 win against the Nationals in Game 3.
Baker pulled his ace Scherzer as he worked on a one-hitter, then the Cubs rallied in Game 3.
The Nationals chose to pitch to Rizzo instead of getting to Willson Contreras with the game on the line.
Chicago took a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five National League Division Series.
"When you do get your pitch from him, just make sure you don't miss it," Schwarber says of facing Scherzer.
A Cubs playoff game and Mitchell Trubisky's debut with the Bears makes for a day for the ages.
Maddon hinted at adding another left-handed bat to the lineup.
