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Cubs avoid sweep, top Dodgers 3-2 to cut NLCS deficit to 3-1

Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon smiles as he speaks during a news conference before Game 4 of baseball's National League Division Series against the Washington Nationals, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) Photo: Associated Press/Nam Y. Huh


ANDREW SELIGMAN, AP Sports Writer

CHICAGO (AP) — Javier Baez snapped an 0-for-20 skid with two home runs, Wade Davis hung on for a six-out save and the Chicago Cubs avoided a sweep, holding off the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 Wednesday night in Game 4 of the NL Championship Series.

Jake Arrieta pitched three-hit ball into the seventh inning to held the defending World Series champion Cubs close their deficit to 3-1. Manager Joe Maddon got ejected for the second time in this series in the eighth, and a packed Wrigley Field crowd watched Davis get Cody Bellinger to ground into a game-ending double play.

Maddon was heavily criticized for not using Davis during a 4-1 loss in Game 2. This time, the Cubs closer threw 48 pitches to finish the job.

Willson Contreras also homered for the Cubs. Bellinger and Justin Turner connected for the Dodgers, who had won a team-record six straight playoff games.

Game 5 is Thursday, with Jose Quintana pitching for Chicago against Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw.

 

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