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3rd & 7 37yd

Yan.
Gomes.
Walkoff!!!!!

Let's go home! #RallyTogether t.co

by Cleveland Indians via twitter retweeted by MLB 10/7/2017 2:18:16 AM
What an afternoon/evening of baseball here. Cleveland up 2-0 now. twitter.com/BryanHoch/stat…

by Brittany Ghiroli via twitter retweeted by davpresto 10/7/2017 2:18:26 AM
The #Windians #walkoff !

@Yan_AGomes plays hero! #ALDS t.co

by MLB via twitter 10/7/2017 2:19:17 AM
Change seats!
Put on your rally caps!
Send us pictures of your dogs!

It's not over yet. #OnePursuit https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DLgFBklX0AAHjix.jpg

by Washington Nationals via twitter 10/7/2017 2:25:39 AM
Murphy executes a 4-3 double play to end the #Cubs 9th...and leads off the bottom of the 9th followed by Zimmerman & Werth. #Nats down 3-0.

by Dave Preston via twitter 10/7/2017 2:26:28 AM
Nats need 3 or more against Wade Davis in the 9th

by Noah Frank via twitter 10/7/2017 2:26:58 AM
Wade Davis in to pitch the 9th for the #Cubs against Murphy, Zimmerman and Werth.

by Dave Preston via twitter 10/7/2017 2:27:01 AM
Murphy,Zimmermann and Werth due up in the 9th. They need 3

by George Wallace via twitter 10/7/2017 2:28:10 AM
The Land of the #Walkoff . t.co

by MLB GIFS via twitter retweeted by MLB 10/7/2017 2:29:33 AM
Almost time. #ThisTeam https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DLgHMGNVoAEBSRb.jpg

by Los Angeles Dodgers via twitter retweeted by MLB 10/7/2017 2:29:52 AM
So much fight in the @Indians . They come back. They #walkoff . They take a 2-0 lead in the #ALDS . atmlb.com/2y5QSlz https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DLgH4lTX0AAICap.jpg

by MLB via twitter 10/7/2017 2:31:57 AM
MORE baseball. What a day.

@Dbacks vs. @Dodgers starts NOW on TNT, will move to @TBSNetwork at end of @Cubs vs. @Nationals . https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DLgIFEKWAAEgZD6.jpg

by MLB via twitter 10/7/2017 2:32:49 AM
Zimmerman hit as he was running to first...Called out, everyone argues

by George Wallace via twitter 10/7/2017 2:34:03 AM
Umpires not changing call, Dusty still out there.

by George Wallace via twitter 10/7/2017 2:34:23 AM
That's a tough call to swallow -- and a rare one -- but the right one

by Noah Frank via twitter 10/7/2017 2:34:31 AM
#Nats drop the opener 3-0

by George Wallace via twitter 10/7/2017 2:35:51 AM
Cubs win #NLDS Game 1!

Final: #Cubs 3, #Nationals 0. #FlyTheW t.co

by Chicago Cubs via twitter 10/7/2017 2:36:11 AM
#Nats without a hit since the 2nd inning

by George Wallace via twitter 10/7/2017 2:36:45 AM
#Nats October issues continue in a 3-0 loss to the #Cubs .

by Dave Preston via twitter 10/7/2017 2:37:03 AM
Cubs win #NLDS Game 1!

Final: #Cubs 3, #Nationals 0. #FlyTheW t.co

by Chicago Cubs via twitter retweeted by MLB 10/7/2017 2:37:07 AM
Hendricks outduels Strasburg as Cubs take NLDS Game 1 from Nats
Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks, left, is greeted by teammates in the dugout at the end of the seventh inning in Game 1 of baseball's National League Division Series against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park, Friday, Oct. 6, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

WASHINGTON -- For five innings, Stephen Strasburg looked to be putting together a playoff performance for the ages. And while he set a Washington Nationals franchise postseason record with 10 strikeouts and didn’t allow an earned run, the Chicago Cubs got the timely hits to steal Game 1 of this NLDS, 3-0.

Strasburg took a no-hitter into the sixth inning, but a rare error from Anthony Rendon led to Javier Baez eventually reaching second base with two outs. Kris Bryant delivered Chicago’s first hit and run with a line double to right-center, diving in just ahead of Daniel Murphy’s tag. Two pitches later, Anthony Rizzo’s liner to right got down in front of a diving Bryce Harper, scoring Bryant to make it 2-0.

The Cubs added an insurance run in the top of the eighth, as John Jay led off with a double off reliever Ryan Madson and Rizzo followed with an RBI-double three batters later.

Both starters went seven innings, and while Hendricks wasn’t as dominant as Strasburg, he held the Nationals to just two hits, striking out six. From there, Carl Edwards, Jr. twirled a clean eighth and Wade Davis shut down the Nats in the ninth.

Game 2 will feature a battle of southpaws, with the Cubs’ Jon Lester (13-8, 4.33) taking on Gio Gonzalez (15-9, 2.96) Saturday. First pitch is at 5:30 p.m.

by WTOP Sports edited by WTOP News 10/7/2017 2:37:13 AM
Rest up.

Big Game 2 tomorrow. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DLgI6LEX4AcHR7Q.jpg

by Washington Nationals via twitter 10/7/2017 2:37:17 AM
Game 1 goes to the defending champs.

The @Cubs top the Nats to open the #NLDS . atmlb.com/2hSVNAK https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DLgJucZW4AAanEr.jpg

by MLB via twitter 10/7/2017 2:40:00 AM
BREAKING: Bryzzo’s approval rating is declining in DC.

But it’s soaring in the Midwest.

by Chicago Cubs via twitter 10/7/2017 2:40:03 AM
Dusty: “They got 3 two out, two strike hits and that’s the ballgame.” #Nats

by George Wallace via twitter 10/7/2017 2:48:46 AM
One swing, and there’s BEDLAM in The Land. #Walkoff

by MLB via twitter 10/7/2017 2:48:47 AM
The @Dodgers break out the bats early!

@redturn2 crushes a 3-run shot to left in the 1st! #NLDS t.co

by MLB via twitter 10/7/2017 2:56:53 AM
.@kylehendricks28 , #Cubs blank Nats for 1-0 NLDS lead.

Recap: atmlb.com/2hWyIxm #FlyTheW https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DLgODpbX4AAz5Sm.jpg

by Chicago Cubs via twitter 10/7/2017 2:58:55 AM
WINdians!!! #TheLand @Indians

by LeBron James via twitter retweeted by MLB 10/7/2017 3:02:18 AM
Never gave up. Never quit.

Now, they’re one game from the #ALCS . https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DLgPtdOX0AASzF-.jpg

by MLB via twitter 10/7/2017 3:06:42 AM
Capital W. #FlyTheW https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DLgP3ClW4AAX7gW.jpg

by Chicago Cubs via twitter 10/7/2017 3:06:57 AM
Talk about a crazy #4GameFriday . And it’s not even over yet! https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DLgSYHpX4AExdTU.jpg

by MLB via twitter 10/7/2017 3:17:58 AM
That cool Professor who lets you out of class early. #FlyTheW

by Chicago Cubs via twitter 10/7/2017 3:20:14 AM
#FlyTheW

#NLDS https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DLgTfq8X0AcVGXg.jpg

by MLB via twitter 10/7/2017 3:22:53 AM
#FlyTheW

#NLDS https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DLgTfq8X0AcVGXg.jpg

by MLB via twitter retweeted by Cubs 10/7/2017 3:23:24 AM
“Are the @Dodgers ready for the #postseason ?”

@redturn2 :

by MLB via twitter 10/7/2017 3:27:55 AM
Let's do it again tomorrow. #FlyTheW https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DLgWz76WkAA0tFT.jpg

by Chicago Cubs via twitter 10/7/2017 3:37:12 AM
Willson Contreras on Kyle Hendricks: “He didn’t miss a spot. He didn’t miss a pitch. We did everything that we wanted to."

by Patrick Mooney via twitter retweeted by Cubs 10/7/2017 3:40:39 AM
4⃣3⃣8⃣9⃣8⃣ #OnePursuit

Got loud. Wore red.

Thanks to everyone who showed up to pack #Nats Park tonight. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DLgWiZhX0AcUAGK.jpg

by Washington Nationals via twitter 10/7/2017 3:43:02 AM
#Dbacks are on the board thanks to a solo jack by A.J. #Po11ock . https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DLgYAW7UQAAkH3_.jpg

by Arizona Diamondbacks via twitter retweeted by MLB 10/7/2017 3:43:09 AM
Zimm: "Stras threw the heck out of the ball, that was fun to watch. Come back tomorrow and try and rebound and win tomorrow." #Nats

by George Wallace via twitter 10/7/2017 3:45:09 AM
Dusty: "They got some clutch hits. We didn't have a bunch of scoring opportunities. They had three and got three." #Nats

by George Wallace via twitter 10/7/2017 3:46:09 AM
Dusty: "It's kind of a moot point when you don't score." #Nats

by George Wallace via twitter 10/7/2017 3:47:49 AM
.@JayBruce87 is a boss. t.co t.co

by MLB GIFS via twitter retweeted by MLB 10/7/2017 3:50:37 AM
.@ClaytonKersh22 just leaves you speechless. #NLDS

by MLB via twitter 10/7/2017 4:00:13 AM

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Hendricks outduels Strasburg as Cubs take NLDS Game 1 from Nats

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