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Game Date:
10/09/2017
4:08pm EST
Lines:
Washington -1.5
Chicago +1.5
Total:
Over
7.5 (-125)
Under 7.5 (+105)
Community Picks: Washington Nationals 0% vs Chicago Cubs 0%
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A man is suing the Chicago Cubs and Major League Baseball after going blind in his left eye following a hit by a line-drive foul ball at Wrigley Field, reports the Chicago Sun-Times. John Loos, 60, of suburban Chicago was sitting "close to the field" and was then hit at the Cubs' Aug. 29 game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, according to the Sun-Times. Loos is seeking at least $50,000 in damages, according to the Chicago Tribune. Continue to Article
October 09, 2017 11:58:am EST
The Cubs released Joe Maddon's lineup for Game 3 of the NLDS against Max Scherzer and the Nationals, and like the skipper foreshadowed, there's a bit of a surprise. Javy Baez is not in the lineup against the Nationals ace, with Ben Zobrist manning second base and Jon Jay playing center field as the "extra lefty" Maddon mentioned Sunday. Continue to Article
October 09, 2017 11:34:am EST
Last season, the Chicago Cubs dominated in the regular season, took down one of the Elite Four in the National League Championship Series and then captured a World Series. The first rival they need to take down on their quest to once again become champions are the Washington Nationals. In order to win the battle against the Nationals in the National League Division Series, the Cubs will need to utilize all their moves. Continue to Article
October 08, 2017 8:19:pm EST
The odds of Jake Arrieta coming back next season feel like the kind of lottery ticket the Cubs cashed in when they traded for a pitcher with a 5.46 career ERA and watched that Triple-A guy blossom into a Cy Young Award winner. Arrieta puts his trust in super-agent Scott Boras to handle the negotiations, understands how team president Theo Epstein runs baseball operations and knows the end is probably near on the North Side. Splitting Games 1 and 2 at Nationals Park means Arrieta will get another chance to perform in front of 40,000 fans at Wrigley Field. Continue to Article
October 08, 2017 7:34:pm EST
Max Scherzer needed to reach a threshold to feel confident he could pitch deep into Game 3 of the National League Division Series on Monday afternoon. Despite suffering a right hamstring tweak in his final regular season start on Sept. 30, the Washington Nationals pitcher said Sunday that he'd previously felt good enough to be able to pitch earlier in the series. "I'm very confident as soon as I toe the rubber that, hey, I'm going to be good on pitch one," Scherzer said. Continue to Article
October 08, 2017 7:05:pm EST
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