Corey Seager's Absence Highlights Cubs, Dodgers NLCS Rosters
The NLCS rematch between the Chicago Cubs and the Los Angeles Dodgers starts Saturday night in Los Angeles.
The Cubs will continue their World Series title defense after defeating the Washington Nationals in a narrow 9-8 victory in Game 5. Jose Quintana will be on the mound for Chicago.
Los Angeles is coming off plenty of rest compared to the Cubs, not playing since Oct. 9 when the team beat the Arizona Diamondbacks in three games, but the Dodgers will be without All-Star shortstop Corey Seager, who was left off the roster with a back injury. Ace Clayton Kershaw will pitch for the Dodgers in Game 1.
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Cubs roster
Infielders: Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo, Addison Russell, Javier Baez, Ben Zobrist, Tommy La Stella, Ian Happ
Outfielders: Jason Heyward, Jon Jay, Kyle Schwarber, Albert Almora Jr., Leonys Martin,
Catchers: Willson Contreras, Alex Avila
Pitchers: Jon Lester, Jose Quintana, Jake Arrieta, Kyle Hendricks, John Lackey, Wade Davis, Pedro Strop, Mike Montgomery, Carl Edwards Jr., Justin Wilson, Brian Duensing, Hector Rondon
Dodgers roster
Infielders: Cody Bellinger, Justin Turner, Chase Utley, Logan Forsythe, Charlie Culberson,
Outfielders: Chris Taylor, Yasiel Puig, Andre Ethier, Kike Hernandez, Curtis Granderson, Joc Pederson
Catchers: Yasmani Grandal, Austin Barnes, Kyle Farmer
Pitchers: Clayton Kershaw, Yu Darvish, Rich Hill, Kenta Maeda, Alex Wood, Kenley Jansen, Tony Cingrani, Josh Fields, Brandon Morrow, Ross Stripling, Tony Watson
Pitching matchups
Game 1: Jose Quintana vs. Clayton Kershaw
Game 2: TBD vs. Rich Hill
Game 3: Yu Darvish vs. TBD
Game 4: Alex Wood vs. TBD
