The 2016 National League Championship Series between the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers already was intriguing. And now, it appears there’s some gamesmanship going on. Dodgers catcher Yasmani Grandal said following Los Angeles’ 1-0 win in Game 2 of the NLCS on Sunday that his team knows the Cubs have been stealing signs. It wasn’t an issue in Game 2, as only one Cubs baserunner reached second base, but there apparently were points in Game 1 — like in the eighth inning when Addison Russell worked a 3-0 count against Joe Blanton with Ben Zobrist on second base — where Grandal was aware that something was up. “All the sudden, Russell is
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Clayton Kershaw Spins Gem In Game 2, Ties Dodgers-Cubs NLCS With 1-0 Win
Share this: The Clayton Kershaw that entered Game 2 of the National League Championship Series against the Chicago Cubs with a 7.23 ERA in his NLCS career certainly didn’t show up to Wrigley Field on Sunday. The Los Angeles Dodgers ace two-hit the Cubs over seven innings and struck out six before closer Kenley Jansen finished off the final two innings for a 1-0 Dodgers win. The series now is tied at one game apiece. Kershaw retired the first 14 batters he faced before Cubs infielder Javier Baez singled to left with two outs in the fifth inning. Rookie catcher Willson Contreras followed Baez with another single, but a Jason Heyward popout ended the threat. The Dodgers had just three hits of their own, but
Daniel Murphy Leads Mets To NLCS With Sneaky Steal, Clutch Home Run (Videos)
Murphy’s Law states that if something bad can happen, it will. Daniel Murphy plays for the New York Mets, but it was the Los Angeles Dodgers he haunted Thursday night in Game 5 of the National League Division Series. With the Mets trailing by one run against Zach Greinke, the odds-on favorite to win the NL Cy Young Award, Murphy created a run when he took an extra base on a walk. He later scored to tie the game. A few innings later, Murphy again took things into his own hands, this time roping a line drive into the right field sears to put the Mets ahead for good. New York