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Official Site of the Cubs · Oct 8, 2017

Cubs drop Game 2 on 8th-inning Nats rally

With the bases loaded, Jon Lester strikes out Trea Turner swinging to end the 5th inning unblemished. Tune in to TBSThe best-of-five series now heads to Wrigley Field for Games 3 and 4 Monday and Tuesday. The Cubs were the only team to win a postseason game on the road this year.

Willson Contreras hit a solo homer and Anthony Rizzo added a two-run shot for the Cubs to give starter Jon Lester a 3-1 lead. But Chicago's bullpen uncharacteristically faltered. With the Nats trailing, 3-1, with one out and one on in the eighth, Harper connected against Carl Edwards Jr., who had not given up a hit since Sept. 10.

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