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Chicago Cubs at Los Angeles Dodgers, October 20, 2016

On October 20, 2016, the Chicago Cubs defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-4 at Dodger Stadium, a League Championship Series game. Retrosheet records attendance of 54,449, a game time of 256 minutes, and a night start for this game. Conditions were recorded as 89 degrees, sunny skies, and a 7 mph wind. The line score has the Chicago Cubs crossing the plate in the first, sixth, and eighth; the eighth brought 5 runs. The line score has the Los Angeles Dodgers crossing the plate in the fourth, eighth, and ninth; the ninth brought 2 runs. Hits were 13 for the Chicago Cubs and 9 for the Los Angeles Dodgers, with 0 and 1 errors. Jon Lester was the winning pitcher, allowing 1 earned run on 5 hits in 7.0 innings. Joe Blanton took the loss after 1.1 innings and 2 runs. No pitcher struck out more than Jon Lester, who had 6. The Chicago Cubs used Aroldis Chapman, Jon Lester, and Pedro Strop on the mound. The Los Angeles Dodgers' pitching table lists Luis Avilan, Pedro Baez, Joe Blanton, Grant Dayton, and Josh Fields. The Chicago Cubs' top hitter was Javier Baez, 3 for 5, 2 doubles, and 3 RBI. The Chicago Cubs got another home run from Addison Russell. For the Los Angeles Dodgers, Corey Seager went 2 for 4. Alfonso Marquez worked home plate.