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Just like the beginning of the 2020 MLB season, Kyle Hendricks will make the Game 1 start for the Cubs against the Marlins in the Wild Card round series Wednesday at Wrigley Field. Yu Darvish, who pitched Friday night against the White Sox, will start Game 2 on Thursday.
Hendricks will go Game 1 for the Cubs followed by Darvish at Game 2. David Ross says, "I feel like I have two aces."
— Sahadev Sharma (@sahadevsharma) September 29, 2020
Yeah, David Ross is correct.
Hendricks finished the regular season with a 2.88 ERA in 12 starts, ranking second in the NL in innings pitched at 81.1.He also continued his dominant performance at home, posting a 1.85 ERA in six starts at Wrigley Field.
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Meanwhile, Darvish got back on track vs. the White Sox last weekend, as he wrapped up his Cy Young campaign with a 2.01 ERA in 76 innings.
As for the Marlins, Sandy Alcantara will start Game 1.
Sandy Alcantara will start game 1 for the Miami Marlins on Wednesday against the Chicago Cubs, per sources. His first career postseason start.
— Craig Mish (@CraigMish) September 28, 2020
The series will begin at 1 p.m. at Wrigley Field on Wednesday.
