Travis Wood has had a mini-slide in the second half, and Clayton Kershaw has gotten better with every start. He’s just so silly good. Best of luck, Cubs lineup (sans Rizzo and Schierholtz).
Game Info
Chicago Cubs (55-76) at Los Angeles (77-54), 9:10 CT on WGN.
Game Thread and Series Preview
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Starting Pitchers
Travis Wood (7-10, 3.22 ERA, 3.88 FIP)
versus
Clayton Kershaw (13-7, 1.72 ERA, 2.39 FIP)
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
1. Carl Crawford, LF
2. Yasiel Puig, RF
3. Adrian Gonzalez, 1B
4. Hanley Ramirez, SS
5. Mark Ellis, 2B
6. Andre Ethier, CF
7. Juan Uribe, 3B
8. A.J. Ellis, C
9. Clayton Kershaw, P
Chicago Cubs Lineup
1. Starlin Castro, SS
2. Darwin Barney, 2B
3. Dioner Navarro, C
4. Donnie Murphy, 3B
5. Junior Lake, CF
6. Cody Ransom, 1B
7. Darnell McDonald, LF
8. Cole Gillespie, RF
9. Travis Wood, P