Lackey’s pedigree meets Urias’ promise in Game 4

LOS ANGELES — When Dodgers rookie left-hander Julio Urias makes history on Wednesday by becoming the youngest pitcher to start a postseason game, across the field, one of the most accomplished postseason pitchers of this generation will be looking to enhance an already extensive October resume.

John Lackey, the Cubs’ chosen starter for Game 4 of the National League Championship Series, has made more postseason starts than Urias has career appearances. Urias was 6 when Lackey first stepped onto the postseason stage in 2002, helping pitch the Angels to a World Series championship as a rookie right-hander. His Game 7 victory in that Fall Classic became the first by a rookie in 93 years.

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Lackey, who had just turned 24 then, is days away from turning 38 now. The age difference in Wednesday’s pitching matchup — 17 years, 294 days — will be the fifth largest between starters in postseason history.

Though Lackey acknowledged that the naivety that comes with pitching in the postseason for the first time can be calming, given …

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