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Cubs vs. Mets: Keys for Each Team to Win NLCS Game 2

The New York Mets drew first blood in the National League Championship Series, defeating the Chicago Cubs 4-2 in Game 1 at Citi Field.

Now, with another contest in Queens on Sunday before the scene shifts to the Windy City, the Cubs will look to even the ledger.

They'll send NL Cy Young hopeful Jake Arrieta to the hill, where he'll be opposed by hard-throwing Mets rookie Noah Syndergaard. It figures to be a pitchers' duel between two of the Senior Circuit's better right-handers, though the hitters on both sides may have something to say about that.