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Chicago Cubs 5, San Francisco Giants 2: Game 2, 2016 NLDS
The Cubs picked up a 5-2 win Saturday night to move within one game of the National League Championship Series.
Chicago Cubs 5, San Francisco Giants 2
Cubs lead the series 2-0
W: Travis Wood (1-0); L: Jeff Samardzija (0-1)
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Memorable Moment: A pitcher's delight. Hendricks helps his own cause in the bottom of the second with a two-RBI single with the bases loaded to give the Cubs an early 3-0 lead. Relief pitcher Travis Wood later hits a solo home run, his first dinger of the season.
Moment to Forget: Hendricks was forced out of the game early after he was injured on a line-drive.
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Wins Needed to Break the Curse: 9
Next Game: Cubs at Giants, 7:05 p.m. Monday, Oct. 10 8:38 p.m.
Around the Playoffs: Los Angeles at Washington, PPD (rain). (Dodgers lead series 1-0)
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