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Javier Baez's home run lifts Cubs to 1-0 win over Giants in Game 1 of NLDS, MLB
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Cubs win NLDS G1 over Giants on Javier Baez HR
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Jon Lester, Javier Baez named NLCS MVPs
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Jon Lester, Javier Baez named NLCS MVPs
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Cubs win NLDS G1 over Giants on Javier Baez HR
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Cubs win NLDS G1 over Giants on Javier Baez HR
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Lester, Baez help Cubs blank Giants 1-0 in NLDS opener
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JON LESTER FEARS NO CURSE - Sports Illustrated Vault
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Former Cubs pitcher Jon Lester, part of team's World Series core, announces his retirement - Chicago Sun-Times