Hendricks Outduels Strasburg As Cubs Top Nationals 3-0 In Game 1
Kyle Hendricks pitched seven shutout innings and the Cubs got clutch hits from Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo in a Game 1 win.
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Kyle Hendricks pitched seven shutout innings and the Cubs got clutch hits from Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo in a Game 1 win.
Game 3 on Monday will be at either 3:08 p.m. or 4:38 p.m. at Wrigley Field.
Scherzer has been dealing with a hamstring tweak.
Cubs manager Joe Maddon opted for power and experience in his Game 1 lineup.
"Hopefully we kick his butt on the field," Bryant says of Harper.
The Nationals will host the first two games of the series, so the Cubs are inviting fans to watch on the video screen at the Park at Wrigley
The mayors of Chicago and D.C. are both putting up beer and sausages as part of a friendly wager on the Cubs-Nationals playoff series.
Strasburg was brilliant after the All-Star break, going 6-1 with a 0.86 ERA and 76 strikeouts in 62 2/3 innings.
Washington took the season series 4-3.
Baker admitted there's extra motivation to beat the Cubs, whom he managed from 2003-'06.
Max Scherzer will pitch Game 2 or Game 3 for the Nationals, depending on how his bullpen session later Thursday goes.
"It never changes," Rizzo says. "To be the best, you have to beat the best."
"Any time Daniel Murphy is hitting behind anybody, you don't walk the guy in front of him," Maddon says.
"We're in really good position," Ricketts says as the Cubs enter the playoffs.
Baker seemed to hint at Stephen Strasburg starting against the Cubs in Game 1 of the NLDS on Friday.
Game 1 will start at 6:31 p.m. CT on Friday at Nationals Park. Game 2 is set for 4:38 p.m. Saturday.
The Washington Nationals have had plenty of success in recent years—just not in the playoffs.
Washington won the season series 4-3.
Bryant feels "bad" that every time good friend Harper faces the Cubs, chaos ensues and the rumor mill gets fired up.
Harper is set to be a free agent after the 2018 season. Then where will be play?
Matt Wieters hit a tiebreaking grand slam in Washington's five-run eighth inning.
Kris Bryant and Jon Jay each added a run-scoring hit as the Cubs snapped a three-game losing streak.
Murphy hit a two-run homer in the first and connected off Kyle Hendricks leading off the sixth for a 3-0 lead.
"We can absolutely play with them," Cubs manager Joe Maddon says. "It is just a matter of beating their pitcher that day."
"He's a great dude, so passionate about the game," Bryant says of Harper.
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