The Chicago Cubs and the Los Angeles Dodgers clash on Wednesday night in Game 4 of the NLCS as the MLB 2016 Playoffs heat up. The Dodgers now lead the series 2-1 after Tuesday night's win, and the Cubs will have to find a way to level things back up tonight or risk falling to the brink of elimination.
Tonight's big Game 4 between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs has a scheduled start time of 8.08 p.m. ET and takes place again from Dodger Stadium in California. The game can be watched on TV on the Fox Sports 1 (FS1) network or online through live stream via the link below.
The starting pitchers tonight will be John Lackey for the Cubs, and Julio Urias for the Dodgers.
Lackey of course could only stay on the mound for four innings in the decisive Game 4 of the NLDS after allowing three runs. The Cubs pitcher has a career ERA of 1.75 against the Dodgers from 11 starts (12 games in total), so he will be confident coming up against Los Angeles again tonight.
Meanwhile, the 20 year old Urias will become the youngest ever pitcher to start a League Championship Series game tonight, and it will be interesting to see how the youngster holds up against the pressure cooker of the postseason with so much at stake.
The Cubs will need to find a way to put pressure on Urias tonight, but they have gone cold at the plate at the wrong time, and have not scored since their 8th inning in Game 1 of this series. They must end that drought today if they are to avoid dropping to within one more loss of elimination.
Addressing the Cubs' problems at the plate, Cubs manager Joe Maddon has said ahead of tonight's game: "I think you've got to give their pitching credit. We did well the first night and then Kershaw pitched, Kershaw happened. That happens to a lot of folks. So [in Game 3] we were expecting and hoping to do a little bit better than we did, so you've got to give them credit. … We have not been swinging the bat that well, and they've been pitching well. Listen, we've lost two out of three. There's time left. We'll come back and play the game again [Wednesday], but we have to do better at the plate, no question.''
Meanwhile Lackey has said, "It's going to be a new challenge. It's going to be a new game. Obviously we're playing here. I think I pitched against them in St. Louis a couple years ago in the playoffs. But you've still got to execute pitches. One game doesn't really affect the other.''
Tonight's big MLB 2016 Playoffs NLCS Game 4 between the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers has a scheduled start time of 8.08 p.m. ET and can be watched on TV on the Fox Sports 1 (FS1) network or online through live stream by clicking here.
