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CHICAGO -- Jon Lester is all set for Game 1 of the NL Championship Series on Saturday night. The rest of the Chicago Cubs rotation depends on the health of Kyle Hendricks.Hendricks left Game 2 of the Division Series against San Francisco when a comebacker went off his right forearm in the fourth inning. He had a bullpen session Thursday, and the Cubs are waiting to see how he feels before confirming the major league ERA leader for Game 2 on Sunday night.Just find out where Kyle is. Just making sure that hes healthy, manager Joe Maddon said. He threw today. You always wait a little bit to find out if theres any after-effect of that and then you make your determination. But thats about it, just health.Hendricks is coming off a breakout season, going 16-8 with a 2.13 ERA this year that included a 9-2 record and 1.32 ERA in 15 home games.Assuming Hendricks comes through the bullpen session just fine, he likely would be followed by Jake Arrieta in Game 3 and then John Lackey. The four playoff starters combined for 64 of Chicagos major league-leading 103 wins this season, and it sounds as if the Cubs feel they will be OK no matter how it shakes out.I have a lot of faith in our guys. Theyve been doing it all year, Maddon said on a brisk day at Wrigley Field. Theyre absolutely rested going into this moment, so I feel very strongly about our starting pitching.The only major question for Chicago is its NLCS roster. The Cubs were waiting for their opponent before the Dodgers 4-3 victory over the Nationals in Game 5 of their NL Division Series on Thursday night, so they were planning to have more detailed roster discussions on Friday.We debated 11 pitchers versus 12 a lot before that last series, and Im sure thatll be the same debate, general manager Jed Hoyer said before Los Angeles win. Which way we end up going Im not sure. There was parts of the last series that pushed for both, really. There were moments that you were glad you had the extra position player. There were moments you wanted the extra pitcher.Chicago was nearly pushed to a decisive Game 5 by San Francisco, but the Cubs rallied for four runs in the ninth inning of their series-clinching 6-5 victory on Tuesday night. Asked how much he had watched that ninth inning, a chuckling Hoyer responded a lot.It was great. I thought the purpose of our guys at-bats was really wonderful, Hoyer said. They all had a plan.Before that rally, the Cubs had been mostly shut down by Giants pitching. They hit just .200 for the series, and their pitchers drove in six of their 17 runs. Anthony Rizzo, one of the top contenders for NL MVP, and starting shortstop Addison Russell each went 1 for 15 in the first round.We look at it as `Ws and losses. Thats how we all look at it, right fielder Jason Heyward said. We all understand its not going to happen every time at the plate. We understand sometimes youre going to face good pitching.The Cubs also made it to the NLCS last year and then managed just eight runs and 21 hits in a sweep by the New York Mets. But they are hoping momentum from the rally against the Giants, their experience from last year and home-field advantage will lead to a different result this time around.I do have a lot of faith in our guys, Maddon said. Id like to believe that just getting to this next moment might chill everybody out even a little bit more.---Jay Cohen can be reached at http://www.twitter.com/jcohenap China Jerseys For Sale . Despite dominating possession, Schalke needed an own goal from Nicolas Hoefler for the breakthrough a minute before the interval. The Freiburg midfielder misjudged Jefferson Farfans corner and bundled the ball into his own net. Authentic Jerseys For Sale . 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By his own admission, Geelong spearhead Tom Hawkins was way below his best in last weekends big loss to Sydney.The enigmatic Steve Motlop has hardly been setting the AFL world on fire in recent weeks either.But the key attacking duo continue to enjoy the backing of Cats coach Chris Scott.The raw numbers are not too bad for Hawkins, a dual premiership star who has led the Cats goalkicking in each of the past four seasons.He has kicked 33 majors in 14 matches this year, but was well beaten by Heath Grundy in the 38-point loss to the Swans which saw Geelong tumble from second to sixth on the AFL ladder.I thought Tom spoke quite accurately about his position, Scott said on Wednesday.The numbers are relatively good but his impact isnt what hed like it to be and hasnt been for some time.A big part of it is the way were playing collectively - that needs to be better and our delivery needs to be better.I think we can kick the ball to him a little bit more.Hes sttill a dominant player one-on-one, even when hes not quite at his best.ddddddddddddAnd then theres the part hes got to play as well and wed like him to be a little more involved in the game.The knock on Motlop is more about a perceived lack of intensity.Having finished second to Mark Blicavs in the 2015 best and fairest award, Motlop has often been a peripheral figure in matches this year.The work he is doing with us during the week strongly suggests to us that he is really motivated to improve his game, said Scott.He wants to be an elite player in the competition and were going to do everything we can to support him to get there.Now that support doesnt involve blind faith.There will come a point in time where we say `Steve, the best thing for the team is for you not to be in it.But were not at that point right at the moment. 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