The Mets and Cubs will play Game 1 of the NLCS at Citi Field at 8 p.m. on Saturday.
Tonight’s Starting Lineups
| Mets | Cubs |
| 1. Curtis Granderson RF | 1. Dexter Fowler CF |
| 2. David Wright 3B | 2. Kyle Schwarber LF |
| 3. Daniel Murphy 2B | 3. Kris Bryant 3B |
| 4. Yoenis Cespedes CF | 4. Anthony Rizzo 1B |
| 5. Travis d’Arnaud C | 5. Starlin Castro 2B |
| 6. Michael Cuddyer 1B | 6. Jorge Soler RF |
| 7. Wilmer Flores SS | 7. Javier Baez SS |
| 8. Juan Lagares CF | 8. David Ross C |
| 9. Matt Harvey RHP | 9. Jon Lester LHP |
Tonight’s Pitching Match Up
Matt Harvey: Earned the win in his postseason debut, a 13-7 Mets victory over the Dodgers in Game 3 of the NLDS on October 12 at Citi Field. Tossed 5 innings, allowing three runs, two earned, on seven hits. He allowed all three runs on four straight singles and an error with nobody out in the second inning. Harvey struck out seven and walked two. Including his postseason outing, Harvey is 6-1 in his last 12 starts dating to July 25. Harvey became the fifth pitcher in Mets history to strike out at least seven in his postseason debut. Harvey went 5-1 with a 1.25 ERA (10 earned runs/72.0 innings) in his last 11 home starts dating to June 16.
Jon Lester: In Game One of the NLDS at St. Louis, Lester held the Cardinals scoreless from the second through the seventh innings, but allowed a run in the first inning and a solo home run in the eighth. He struck out nine batters while walking just one in the Cubs win. Lester has made three starts in his career against the Mets, two coming this season and one back in his rookie campaign in 2006. He threw seven-scoreless innings, July 1 at Citi Field, in the Cubs 2-0, 11-inning victory.
Team Notes
Mets Notes: New York is 4-3 all-time in Game 1 of a NLCS, including 1-0 at home. The Mets are now 46-33 all-time in the postseason, and the club’s .582 winning percentage is the third-highest of any major league team (minimum of 30 postseason games). The Mets went 0-7 vs. the Cubs this year,
including 0-3 at Citi Field.
Cubs Notes: The Cubs are 7-12 in their previous 19 first games of postseason series. They are 1-2 in the first game of an NLCS. Chicago trailed in all four NLDS games against the Cardinals, winning the final three contests. During the 2015 regular season, the Cubs collected 35 come-from-behind victories, tied for 10th-most in the majors.
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