Forget the 1-game playoff. None of these other teams have a chance at the Wild Card. Let the Cubs and Pirates play a 31 game series from here on out, winner advances.
can't a trainer usually identify a broken bone in the hand right away? Didn't the Cubs keep saying that Olt was day-to-day until they finally discovered he had a broken bone in his hand?
His decision to not throw that ball also may be what limited the damage this inning. That was not an easy throw to make even for a good defensive pitcher.
It was a ball that a pitcher would typically field, but it would have been a tough play and I would prefer that Lester just do what he did instead of throwing the ball down the right field line.