{"id":23244,"date":"2017-10-15T22:14:10","date_gmt":"2017-10-16T03:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=23244"},"modified":"2017-10-16T06:53:38","modified_gmt":"2017-10-16T11:53:38","slug":"nlcs-game-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/nlcs-game-two\/","title":{"rendered":"Cubs Lose NLCS Game Two"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After what we can all agree were an absurdly tense 9 innings, the Chicago Cubs lost 4-1 to the LA Dodgers in game two of the NLCS.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23248\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23248\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23248\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/giphy-10.gif\" alt=\"Photo Credit: MLB via GIPHY\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23248\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/mlb-baseball-nlds-l3vRc0uNMbxkh99sc\/download\" target=\"_blank\">MLB via GIPHY<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With a 1-1 score going into the bottom of the ninth, Justin Turner hit a 3-run walk-off homer to clinch a win for the LA team.<\/p>\n<p>The Cubs now trail 2-0 in the series overall, and will face off against the Dodgers again in Chicago on Tuesday October 17th at 9pm.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Deep breaths, Cubs fans &#8211; we aren&#8217;t out of this yet!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After what we can all agree were an absurdly tense 9 innings, the Chicago Cubs lost 4-1 to the LA Dodgers in game two of the NLCS. 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