Fansided · Oct 14, 2017
Chicago Cubs: Why John Lackey is best option for Game 1
The Chicago Cubs are in the NLCS for the third consecutive year. However, their rotation is a bit of question mark for the first two games.
With just one off day between the series, the Chicago Cubs rotation is a bit of question mark, and there is only one option that makes sense. Let’s break this down real quick.
Kyle Hendricks pitched yesterday so he obviously can’t pitch Game 1 on Saturday. Jon Lester pitched three innings of relief on Wednesday, making him unavailable to start on Saturday. Jake Arrieta started on Wednesday as well. So that leaves just two options for Game 1: Jose Quintana or John Lackey.