CHICAGO—Kyle Schwarber had fans roaring, thinking the Chicago Cubs just might be ready to tighten the NL Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. It will take another epic effort to knock off Los Angeles, particularly the way they are hitting. I don’t want to use the word disappointing.” Batting second, Schwarber hit an opposite-field drive to left-centre for a 1-0 lead in the first. Their cross-country flight to Los Angeles made an unscheduled stop in Albuquerque because Jose Quintana’s wife, Michel, experienced an irregular heartbeat. Quintana joined his teammates in Los Angeles on Friday night and started Game 1 the following night.

Source: thestar October 18, 2017 11:26 UTC