Cubs to Wood: No boasting about HR on flight

CHICAGO — Travis Wood will be sitting in front of Jon Lester on the Cubs’ four-hour charter flight from Chicago to San Francisco, but the reliever was not allowed to speak. Not a peep. Lester doesn’t want to hear about Wood’s home run in Game 2 of the National League Division Series on Saturday night.

“I have to sit next to him on the flight and I’ve already told him he’s not allowed to talk,” Lester said after the Cubs’ 5-2 win over the Giants at Wrigley Field, which gave Chicago a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five series. “I don’t want to listen to 4 1/2 hours of him recapping hitting a homer.”

Game Date Time Matchup TV/Highlights Gm 1 Oct. 7   CHC 1, SF 0 Gm 2 Oct. 8   CHC 5, SF 2 Gm 3 Oct. 10 9:30 p.m. CHC @ SF FS1 *Gm 4 Oct. 11 8 or 8:30 p.m. CHC @ SF FS1 *Gm 5 Oct. 13 8 or 8:30 p.m. SF @ CHC FS1 *- If necessary | All times listed ET • Division Series start time scenarios • Giants vs. Cubs NLDS coverageShop for postseason gear: Cubs | Giants

It was a fairly historic blast. Wood is the third Cubs pitcher to homer in a postseason game, joining Kerry Wood (2003 NL Championship Series) and Rick Sutcliffe (1984 NLCS). He’s only the …

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