The San Francisco Giants won’t have their ace Madison Bumgarner for Friday’s NLDS opener at Wrigley. Instead, they will start a pitcher who has been arguably as good, Johnny Cueto (18-5, 2.79 ERA) against the ace of Chicago Cubs’ staff, Jon Lester (19-5, 2.44 ERA).
Cueto has won his last four outings since a September 4th no-decision against Chicago at Wrigley Field. In that start, he allowed one run on five hits, struck out five, and walked one over seven innings in a 3-2 loss.
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He recently missed a start on September 25th due to a left groin strain.