Starting pitching key for Cubs postseason

Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks throws a pitch in their Sept. 16 home game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Hendricks will be starting in game one of the NLDS.The Chicago Cubs are back to familiar territory as they prepare for the 2017 National League Division Series Friday against the Washington Nationals Friday. Despite their lackadaisical start to the season, or “hangover” as first baseman Anthony Rizzo previously referenced, the Cubs have had one of the best second halves in all of Major League Baseball.

After entering the All-Star break two games under .500, the Cubs 49-25 second half record ranks them No. 2 in all of MLB behind the Cleveland Indians, whose 22 game-win streak helped them to…