Who knew things would be this intense this late? Thankfully, our Chicago Cubs hold a one-game lead over the Milwaukee Brewers. Milwaukee clinched their first postseason berth since 2011.
Last night, southpaw Jon Lester turned in a fantastic performance while his former teammate John Lackey was in attendance. Lackey has not pitched during the 2018 campaign and is thought to have unofficially retired from the league.
Now that they have themselves a little bit of breathing room entering today’s series opener with the Cardinals, all eyes will be on right-hander Kyle Hendricks.