Chicago at Los Angeles

The Chicago Cubs were not a great road team (44-37) during the regular season, and this is their third straight road contest. And it's been a lot of road travel this week, at Washington for the winner-take-all Game 5 and now to the West Coast. They lost Game 1 to the Dodgers, 5-2, with just four hits.
It was the third time in six games this postseason they have recorded fewer than five hits. The Cubs are 7-16 against the NL West, plus they are on a 1-8 run on the road against lefties. 33-year-old Jon Lester goes here on three days rest after an extended relief outing in Game 4 of the NLDS against Washington. Lester is 2-3 with a 3.89 ERA in seven career regular-season starts against the Dodgers, and the team is 3-8 when he faces an opponent with a winning record. He allowed more hits than innings pitched on the road this season with a 4.41 ERA and struggled against the Dodgers in 2017 with a 6.75 ERA. The Los Angeles Dodgers have it all, #12 during the regular season in runs scored, sixth in on-base percentage, eighth in slugging, while the pitching was second in team ERA (3.38). The Dodgers have belted five home runs while winning their first four playoff games. Dodgers starter Rich Hill has 2.77 ERA at home this season where batters have hit just .179 off him. The Dodgers are on a 73-33 run, including 39-14 at home, and are 35-16 against a left-handed starter. Play the Los Angeles Dodgers to win Game 2.