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NLCS Game 1, Mets 4, Cubs 2: Another Schwarbomb Not Enough

Jon Lester struck out nine, allowed an unlikely home run and the Cubs lost to the St. Louis Cardinals...

No, wait. That wasn't from Saturday night's game; it happened eight days before the first game of the National League Championship Series. Lester's performance in NLCS Game 1, a 4-2 Cubs loss to the Mets, wound up eerily similar to that NLDS Game 1 outing against the Cardinals.

The unlikely home run hit into the chilly night at Citi Field off Lester was hit by Daniel Murphy, who is making a habit of hitting homers this postseason.