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Report: Jon Lester not expected to miss extended time with injury

Chicago Cubs pitcher Jon Lester
Caylor Arnold-USA TODAY Sports

Chicago Cubs pitcher Jon Lester pulled himself out of the game on Thursday, and later in the evening there were reports he might miss the rest of the season.

However, after visiting with a specialist, there’s good news for Lester and the Cubs.

While it’s been far from a brilliant 2017 campaign for Lester. He’s posted a 8-7 record, 4.37 ERA and 1.27 WHIP. All those numbers are way down from his totals last year.

However, he’s still one of the best pitchers Chicago has. And he’s an experienced playoff competitor. So losing him for an extended amount of time certainly would have hurt the Cubs.

Thankfully it appears Lester dodged some bad news here. It appears Lester will, at least, be back well in time for the playoffs, if Chicago can make it in.

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