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Jon Lester will start Game 1 of the National League
Championship Series for the Chicago Cubs.
Manager Joe Maddon said the left-hander would be on the mound
for the NLCS opener and tapped right-hander Jake Arrieta for
Game 2.
Shortstop Addison Russell won't be included on the NLCS roster
because of a moderate hamstring injury. Javier Baez will start
at shortstop, as he did in Game 4 of the division series.
The Cubs are awaiting the winner of Thursday's National League
Division Series finale between the Los Angeles Dodgers and New
York Mets.
Arrieta was 22-6 in the regular season with a 1.77 ERA and won
the National League wild-card game at Pittsburgh. He battled
control issues in his only NLDS start, allowing four runs on
five hits.
Lester is in the first year of a $155 million deal he signed as
a free agent and had a record of 11-12 with a 3.34 ERA and 207
strikeouts in 205 regular-season innings.
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