Cubs set for ‘fun time’ at Wrigley vs. Giants

CHICAGO — The Cubs may have wanted a chance for revenge against the Mets, who knocked them out of the playoffs last year, but instead they will face the Giants in the National League Division Series, starting Friday night.

The Giants beat the Mets, 3-0, behind Madison Bumgarner’s complete-game effort on Wednesday night in the NL Wild Card Game, and they will travel to Chicago for Game 1 of the best-of-five NLDS, starting at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT on FS1). Jon Lester (19-5, 2.44 ERA) will start for Chicago against Johnny Cueto (18-5, 2.79 ERA).

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The 100-plus-year-old ballpark will be loud.

“It’ll be a fun time in Chicago — that’s what it’s been all year,” Chicago’s Jason Heyward said. “We don’t take it for granted. It’ll be a good time and we’ll have some fun with it. This is what you play for, you want to be on this stage. Don’t ever forget it or take it for granted, just have fun.”

The Cubs and Giants last met in the postseason in the 1989 NL Championship Series, which San Francisco won, 4-1.

Heyward did not plan on watching the NL Wild Card Game.

“I won’t see it on TV,” Heyward said during an afternoon workout. “I might record it and go back and watch it just to get a feel to see what each team is feeling like, but I won’t be watching it live.”

It’s not that Heyward and the Cubs are feeling cocky after leading the Majors with 103 wins and winning the NL Central, but their approach is to focus on what they do best.

Cubs manager Joe Maddon was going to watch the Wild Card Game with …

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