By Nathan Keil | Sports Editor
Justin Turner stepped back into the batter’s box. The Dodgers’ third baseman touches the bill of his batting helmet and looks out as Cubs’ pitcher John Lackey gathers the sign from catcher Wilson Contreras.
He waits for Lackey’s 1-0 pitch.
Turner finds himself in the position every baseball player dreams of growing up: tie game, two on two out and a chance to lift your team to victory. This is Turner’s reality.
Fifty-five thousand people stand on their feet at Dodger Stadium, anxiously anticipating what was still to come.