Wednesday notes… • FOR OPENERS: The Cubs never have used an “opener” in a post-season game. They have had three games in which a starter was removed before the second inning. All were in the World Series, the last 80 years ago. Guy Bush got one out and allowed a run on two hits and a walk in Game 4 of 1932 at home vs. the Yankees, Charlie Root surrendered four runs on four hits without recording an out at Detroit in Game 2 of 1935 and Hank Borowy gave up three runs on three hits without getting an out at home vs. the Tigers in Game 7 of 1945. (Courtesy BCB’s JohnW53) • ABOUT GAME 2: The Cubs are 8-5 in all second games of postseason series at home. They have won back-to-back games at home to start only two series: the 1984 Championship Series vs. the Padres and the 2016 Division Series

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