Force a Lester throw The chances of him laying down a perfect bunt that he could beat out have to be significantly lower than running into a fastball with a swing, so keep it up.
I haven't seen this possibility discussed yet, but any chance the Giants are considering Bumgarner on 3 days rest for Game 2, which would make him available to start a potential Game 5 on full rest?
Lackey. I thought I read on Twitter it would be Jake. Think it was Mark Gonzales It looks like we may both be right. http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-cubs-joe-maddon-20161002-story.html
Giants already up 2-0. The Dodgers apparently have no desire to show up in that series, so it looks like it will be Mets vs. Giants with no tiebreakers needed.
I would be ok with this being a 3 inning outing for Lester. He hit 200 innings and he isn't going to get the win, so no reason to let him struggle through the 4th and 5th.