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Fans watch batting practice before Game 3 of the National League Division Series baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Washington Nationals Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, in Chicago. Photo: Associated Press/ (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

UNDATED (AP) — Cubs fans are hoping to go wild as the World Series champions try to close out Washington in Game 4 of the NLDS.

Rain is in the forecast and Jake Arrieta is set to start for Chicago — he hasn’t pitched since lasting just three innings Sept. 26 after tweaking his hamstring three weeks earlier.

Tanner Roark starts for the Nationals with his team trailing 2-1.

He’s from Wilmington, Illinois, about 60 miles south of Chicago, and grew up rooting for the Cubs. He is 3-1 with a 3.24 ERA in five career games at Wrigley Field.

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