Chicago 365 Playoff Central: Setbacks

     After a marvelous outing in Game 1, the Cubs were back at Wrigley Field to face the Dodgers in Game 2 of the NLCS. Clayton Kershaw was on the hill for the Dodgers, while Kyle Hendricks was on the mound for the Cubs. Things started out just fine, with each pitcher trading a scoreless first. Then Hendricks allowed a Home Run in the 2nd which put the Dodgers ahead 1-0. It would prove to be all the offense the Dodgers needed, as Kershaw pitched flawlessly through 7 innings. We had a couple of chances in the game, including a marvelous shot by Javy Baez with a man on that ALMOST went out, but ultimately it was to no avail. The Cubs wound up losing to the Dodgers 1-0, the series is now knotted at a game apiece, and things pick back up on the West Coast in just over 2 hours. For Game 3, we've gotta wake up our offense. As far as the pitching matchup goes. I like it. Jake Arrieta against Rich Hill. Yes, that's the same Rich Hill who used to pitch for the Cubs way back in the day. He's had something of a career resurgence. But I've still gotta go with Jake here. The man has 4 more wins in the last 2 seasons than Hill does in his entire career. And that's not even mentioning the fact that Arrieta has made 6 starts in the state of California since the beginning of last season, and he's only given up two earned runs. I'm liking our odds for this matchup.