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- Updated: October 20, 2016
LOS ANGELES — Prior to Wednesday night’s Game 4 of the National League Championship Series, Cubs shortstop Addison Russell was throwing a football around the outfield with teammate Matt Szczur. If Russell was feeling any pressure from a tough postseason, he wasn’t showing it.
“I don’t want anything to change,” manager Joe Maddon said on Wednesday. “If they did that in the middle of June, do it in the middle of October. I have no problem with that. Our guys are fine. We just haven’t hit — that’s it. Everything else is pretty much the same.”
• NLCS Game 4: Live on FS1
Russell entered Wednesday 1-for-24 in seven postseason games, and 0-for-9 against the Dodgers in the NLCS. Maddon did have Jason Heyward pinch-hit for Russell in the seventh inning on Tuesday, but he didn’t hesitate to start the 22-year-old at shortstop.
Game Date Time Matchup TV/Highlights Gm 1 Oct. 15 CHC 8, LAD 4 Gm 2 Oct. 16 LAD 1, CHC 0 Gm 3 Oct. 18 LAD 6, CHC 0 Gm 4 Oct. 19 CHC @ LAD FS1 Gm 5 Oct. 20 8 p.m. CHC @ LAD FS1 *Gm 6 Oct. 22 TBD LAD @ CHC FS1 *Gm 7 Oct. 23 TBD LAD @ CHC FS1 * If necessary | All times listed ET …
