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Happy Monday, Cubs fans. There was a buzz around Wrigley Field this weekend.

Eyes around the world were fixed on this series between the Cubs and the Dodgers. Part of it, of course, was the fact that four Japanese stars (Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto for Los Angeles, Seiya Suzuki and Shota Imanaga for the North Siders) were involved.

"We'll get to see all of them in the series, so that's certainly fun," Cubs manager Craig Counsell said before the series opener. "It feels like it's the Japanese player, he's starting to make a bigger impact in a series like this...