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Statcast of the Day: Cubs’ key throws
- Updated: October 20, 2016
As the Cubs’ offense continued to sputter early in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series on Wednesday night, the club’s defense made a pair of crucial throws to keep the Dodgers from pulling ahead.
Chicago’s bats got going eventually, snapping a 21-inning scoreless drought with a four-run fourth, setting up a 10-2 victory that evened the series. But it was a throw by catcher Willson Contreras in the first inning and another by right fielder Jason Heyward in the second — which featured a divisive replay review — that kept the game scoreless until then.
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The Dodgers’ first threat of the game came in the opening frame, when second baseman Javier Baez tried to complete a double play but threw wildly to first, allowing Justin Turner to take second with two outs. That brought Adrian Gonzalez to the plate against John Lackey with a man in scoring position.
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After Lackey fell behind in the count, 2-0, Contreras struck with an opportunistic play. When Lackey threw ball three, and Turner strayed 19 feet off the bag with his secondary lead, Contreras saw Turner “flat-footed” and whipped a throw down to second. Shortstop Addison Russell applied the tag on Turner, who couldn’t get back quickly enough.
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