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What we learned: The Dodgers can't hit Jon Lester and the Cubs are one win from the World Series

It was a good, tense game until it wasn't. After back-to-back shutouts, the Chicago Cubs have now scored 18 runs the past two games of the National League Championship Series after beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-4 in Game 5 on Thursday. The series heads back to Wrigley Field and we all know what's at stake.

1. Jon Lester, postseason ace. Not to say this result was predictable, but the Dodgers' lineup against Lester featured a guy who hit .190 in the leadoff spot, a cleanup hitter who had 15 RBIs on the season, a No.