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- Updated: October 8, 2016
CHICAGO — Defense was front and center early in Game 1 of the National League Division Series between the Cubs and Giants on Friday night.
Giants starter Johnny Cueto retired the first 10 batters he faced before Kris Bryant lined a ball into the left-field corner to give the Cubs a fourth-inning baserunner. But with the help of second baseman Kelby Tomlinson, who made a diving stop to turn what was nearly an RBI single by Ben Zobrist into the third out, Cueto stranded Bryant at third to keep the game scoreless.
It was the second defensive gem of the night for the Giants, whose surprise inclusion of Gorkys Hernandez in the lineup offered quick payoff when …
