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LHP Aroldis Chapman allowed a two-run triple to Giants 3B
Conor Gillaspie during a three-run eighth inning in the Cubs'
6-5, 13-inning loss Monday night. The triple was the first
Chapman ever allowed to a left-handed hitter. Chapman was
pitching with a lead in the eighth inning for just the fourth
time all season.
3B Kris Bryant hit a two-run, game-tying home run in the top of
the ninth inning of the Cubs' eventual 6-5, 13-inning loss to
the Giants. The game-tying homer was the first for a Cub in the
ninth inning of a postseason game since RF Sammy Sosa bombed one
against the Florida Marlins in Game 1 of the 2003 National
League Championship Series. Bryant had three hits in the game.
RHP John Lackey will attempt to do something twice that no other
active pitcher has done once when he faces the San Francisco
Giants in Game 4 of the National League Division Series on
Tuesday night. Lackey is the only active pitcher to have
eliminated the Giants from a postseason series, having pitched
the Anaheim Angels to a win in decisive Game 7 of the 2002 World
Series. Lackey will be making his 21st postseason start, which
also leads all active major-leaguers. He has faced the Giants
more times in the postseason (four, including three starts) than
during the regular season (three, all starts), going a combined
2-1 with a 3.62 ERA.
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