The real Cubs eventually got to playing and they looked a good deal like the simCubs, at least in the first part of the game, scoring early and often, getting the good start from ageless Jon Lester, the bullpen holding the line. Then the bullpen got real and commenced walking the ballpark, and the bats stopped coming around, except for a brief interlude in the sixth. That was hard to watch and dragged on and on and on and on as the lead disappeared run by run. It came down to Joey Votto and Jeremy Jeffress with the bags jammed, a one-run lead, and two gone.
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