The Washington Nationals and the Chicago Cubs are looking to finish off their respective division series, as each team takes to the road Tuesday for a Game 4 in the National League playoffs. The Nationals are up 2-1 on the Los Angeles Dodgers, while the Cubs lead the San Francisco Giants also 2-1; the division matchups are best-of-five series.
The Dodgers hope to avoid elimination with their ace Clayton Kershaw, who returns to the mound on three days' rest for his fourth consecutive postseason, while the Nationals are hoping to become the first Washington-based baseball team to win a playoff baseball series since the 1924 World Series. The Cubs, meanwhile, hope to thwart the Giants' even-year magic at AT&T Park and continue their march toward the World Series, having been named the team most likely to win it all by FiveThirtyEight.
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