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Lester, Montero get signals crossed in loss

LOS ANGELES -- For the third time this season, Miguel Montero caught Jon Lester, and apparently the catcher wasn't quite up to date on what David Ross does to keep baserunners in check against the Cubs pitcher.

Lester adjusts the timing of his delivery to try to throw baserunners off. In the fourth inning of the Cubs' 5-2 loss, the Dodgers had two on and one out and Lester had fallen behind to A.J. Ellis, 2-0. That's when Cubs manager Joe Maddon went to the mound.

"I wanted to talk strategy there, what was going on with the baserunners," Maddon said.