Chicago Cubs vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
Cubs 97-64, NL Central champions; Dodgers 84-78, NL West champions 2008 head-to-head: Cubs won five of seven meetings
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· Dodgers' Top Two Starters: RHP Derek Lowe and RHP Chad Billingsley. Lowe (3-0, 0.59 ERA in September) may be the hottest pitcher this side of CC Sabathia; Billingsley is notably tough on RH-heavy lineups such as the Cubs'.
· Cubs' Top Two Starters: RHP Ryan Dempster and RHP Carlos Zambrano. The NL's deepest postseason rotation also has RHP Rich Harden and LHP Ted Lilly. Dempster is steady; the volatile Zambrano is capable of following a no-hitter with a 1 2/3 -inning dud.
· Dodgers' Secret Weapon: RHP Cory Wade. This rookie is Joe Torre's top setup man, and he has gone two innings in four of his last nine appearances. With LHP Hong-Chih Kuo unavailable, Wade becomes even more essential.
· Cubs' Secret Weapon: RHP Jeff Samardzija. He held the opposition scoreless in 19 of his 26 appearances since being called up in July, including five stints of two-plus innings.
· Prediction: Cubs in five.
