To combat the team that loves to come back from the brink of extinction, the Cubs have just the man for Game 4 Tuesday.
John Lackey has pitched in this position before, with a chance to end the Giants’ season. And he closed the door on them, turning in a strong performance in Game 7 of the 2002 World Series for the Angels.
It’s a memory San Francisco fans would prefer to forget, but Lackey, who will start Game 4 of the NLDS for the Cubs on Tuesday at AT&T Park, doesn’t actually remember it that well himself.