CHICAGO -- One win from their first World Series in 71 years, the Chicago Cubs will throw one of their youngest players into the fray against the Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw on Saturday in Game 6 of the National League Division Series.
Cubs manager Joe Maddon has inserted rookie Albert Almora Jr. into the lineup in right field in place of veteran Jason Heyward. Almora, 22, is 0-for-6 in the postseason in limited action, primarily as a defensive replacement.
"Kershaw is pretty good," Maddon said coyly. "You look at his numbers, they're absurd against lefties.