The Cubs and Cardinals lived up to the hype on Friday. Now, these arch rivals will look to provide more of the same on Saturday.
St. Louis -- thanks to a 4-0 win -- enter Game 2 with a deserving 1-0 series lead. John Lackey pitched 7 ⅓ innings of scoreless baseball, finishing with five strikeouts and just one walk. He didn't surrender a hit until the sixth inning.
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Rookies Tommy Pham and Stephen Piscotty delivered the goods in the eighth inning. HRs from each put the game out of reach entering the ninth.
The Cubs will look rectify all that and take homefield advantage back to Wrigley Field.
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Game Preview
Pitching Matchup: Kyle Hendricks vs. Jamie Garcia
Time: 5:30 p.m. ET
Venue: Busch Stadium in St. Louis
Radio: Cubs (WBBM 780); St. Louis (KMOX 1120)
Betting Line: Royals (-1.5; +170) via Sportsbook.com.
TV Info: TBS
Live Stream: Watch TBS
The Twittersphere
Cubs fans saying "relax" like Kyle Hendricks isn't starting against the Cardinals on the road in the playoffs tomorrow.
— FuzzBeed Eli (@EliGieryna) October 10, 2015
Fact: Hendricks has never lost an MLB playoff game on the road.
— Wrigleyville Nation (@wrigleyvillenat) October 10, 2015
Jamie Garcia at home this year: 5-2 1.70 ERA in 10 starts. Feeling good about game 2. #STLCards #NLDS
— Sean Michael Lucas (@SeanMLucas) October 10, 2015
#Cubs stay in character after loss to STL and show no signs of panic in clubhouse. Rizzo: "It's just one game. We'll bounce back tomorrow."
— Patrick Mooney (@CSNMooney) October 10, 2015
Little-known fact: Home plate in St. Louis is seven feet wide. At least when the Cardinals are pitching
— Brandon Larrabee (@TeamSpeedKills) October 10, 2015
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