MLB Note - Chicago Cubs Baez, Javier

Oct 16, 2017 - 5:29 AM 2B Javier Baez was in the starting lineup for Game 2 of the National League Championship Series on Sunday against the Dodgers despite being hitless in the postseason (0-for-17 with seven strikeouts) going into the game. "As of right now, they have a lot of lefties pitching, and if you look at Javy's numbers against lefties, they've been pretty darn good over the course of the season," Cubs manager Joe Maddon said. "He's the kind of guy that it just takes one at-bat to get him rolling in the right direction." Baez, who hit .315 (39-for-124) against lefties during the regular season, went 0-for-1 with a walk in Game 2 against Dodgers LHP Rich Hill, 0-for-2 overall, leaving him 0-for-19 this postseason.