LOS ANGELES — When the Chicago Cubs arrived in the National League Championship Series, they carried some comfort knowing that no one named Harvey, Syndergaard or deGrom would torment them this time.
But if this October is different from last — the Mets and their young fireballing pitchers have long since gone home — it is also becoming apparent that the Cubs’ hitting problems in the playoffs remain.
The Los Angeles Dodgers tossed a second consecutive shutout at the Cubs, seizing a two-games-to-one lead in the N.L.C.S. with a 6-0 victory before a raucous crowd at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday night.