Baseball-Cubs 指名する Lester as Game One starter for World Series
Oct 24 (Reuters) - 退役軍人 left-hander Jon Lester on Monday was 指名するd the Chicago Cubs' starting 投手 for Tuesday's World Series opener against the host Cleveland Indians.
"It's awesome," Lester, the co-Most 価値のある Players of the 国家の League 選手権 Series, told reporters. "特に to be a part of this organization with all the history and all that fun stuff that we keep 存在 a part of and talking about."
The Cubs, appearing in their first World Series in 71 years, are trying to 勝利，勝つ their first Major League Baseball 肩書を与える since 1908 - the longest 選手権 干ばつ in professional sports.
Lester will be going against 2014 American League Cy Young Award 勝利者 Corey Kluber in the opener of the best-of-seven series.
Kluber held the Boston scoreless over seven innings in the AL 分割 Series and 許すd two runs over 11-1/3 innings in the AL 選手権 Series against Toronto to enter the World Series with a 0.98 ERA in the postseason.
Cubs 経営者／支配人 Joe Maddon is 確信して 手渡すing the ball to Lester.
"Lester's been there, done that before," Maddon said after the Cubs punched their ticket to the World Series for the first time since 1945 by （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域ing the Los Angeles ペテン師.
In three career World Series starts while with Boston, Lester is 3-0 with a 0.43 ERA.
In the 国家の League Champ ionship Series, Lester held the ペテン師 to two runs over 13 innings in Games One and Five, resulting in two Cubs 勝利，勝つs.
"Joe (Maddon) 会談 about staying in the moment, stay 関連した with what we're doing now," said Lester. "I think this group has done a real good 職業 of that.
"We're the last two teams. This is one of the goals you 始める，決める. You want to be the last team standing."
Lester was 19-5 with a 2.44 ERA in 32 starts with the Cubs this season. (報告（する）／憶測ing by Larry 罰金 in New York; Editing by Frank Pingue)
