Much like the 2016 National League Championship Series, the first two matchups of a three-game series at Wrigley Field between the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers have been closely-contested. Now they meet in an afternoon affair, with left-handers Brett Anderson and Hyun-Jin Ryu dueling.
The Dodgers see the return of Justin Turner, who did not start in Wednesday’s 2-0 victory as he was still recovering from quadriceps tightness. Turner did pinch-hit in the eighth inning, grounding into a double play to leave the bases loaded.
He enters play Thursday batting .