CHICAGO -- Jon Lester gave the Chicago Cubs a chance, Javier Baez supplied the power and Aroldis Chapman finished the job.A positive playoff opener for a city draped in W flags and hoping for a historic championship.Lester outpitched Johnny Cueto with eight sparkling innings, Baez homered in the eighth and Chicago beat the San Francisco Giants 1-0 in a tense Game 1 of their NL Division Series on Friday night.Lester retired his last 13 batters in a dominant performance, but the game was scoreless when Baez sent a towering drive into a stiff wind. With a raucous crowd of 42,148 and every player anxiously tracking the flight of the ball, left fielder Angel Pagan ran out of room as it landed in the basket that tops the ivy-covered walls at Wrigley Field.Baez thought it was surely gone as soon as the ball left the bat.I forgot about the wind, he said. The winds blowing straight in, and I hit it really good. Good thing it just barely went.Chicagos relievers in the bullpen in foul territory down the left-field line broke into cheers as Baez rounded the bases with the delirious crowd in a frenzy. Baez then came out of the dugout for a curtain call.Just waiting for him to make a mistake and he finally did, Baez said.Chapman allowed Buster Poseys two-out double off the ivy in the ninth before Hunter Pence bounced to second for the final out, wrapping a bow on Chicagos first meaningful game in weeks.Lesters $155 million, six-year deal in December 2014 was a key moment in the Cubs turnaround from also-ran to contender. They clinched the NL Central title on Sept. 15 and led the majors with 103 wins this year, but have their sights set on the franchises first World Series crown since 1908.I kind of figured as we got going it would come down to one mistake and luckily we didnt make one and they did, Lester said. And I think thats just kind of the beginning of the series.Game 2 is Saturday night.Cueto was outstanding, following up Madison Bumgarners four-hitter in San Franciscos wild-card win at New York with his own gem. The right-hander, deftly varying his delivery to keep the Cubs off balance, struck out 10 and allowed three hits in his second straight complete game in the postseason.We both were pitching a great ballgame and obviously we knew -- we were aware that one run was going to decide the game, Cueto said through a translator.Baezs homer stopped San Franciscos postseason scoreless streak at 23 innings dating to the World Series in 2014. The Giants also won it all in 2010 and 2012, leading to talk of even-year magic for manager Bruce Bochys club, but it was the Cubs with the good fortune in the series opener, a strange turn of events for the usually snake-bitten franchise.The Giants had at least one hit in each of the first four innings, including leadoff singles in the first three, but Lester held them off each time. The left-hander got some help from his usual catcher, with David Ross throwing out Gorkys Hernandez trying to steal second in the first and picking off wild-card hero Conor Gillaspie at first in the third.San Francisco had runners on second and third after left fielder Ben Zobrist misplayed Pagans sinking liner into a fourth-inning double, but Brandon Crawford bounced out to end the inning.We had a couple chances there. We just couldnt get the key hit, Bochy said.Cueto retired his first 10 batters and had the Cubs shaking their heads all night long. He also got some timely help from his defense.Hernandez got revenge on Ross with an outstanding, sliding catch on the warning track in left-center in the third. Kelby Tomlinson, starting at second in place of Joe Panik with the lefty Lester on the mound, robbed Zobrist of a two-out RBI single in the fourth, then took a hit away from Anthony Rizzo with another diving stop in the seventh.SEENActor and comedian Bill Murray was in the crowd cheering on his beloved Cubs. He did his best to bust the teams infamous curse, wearing a shirt that read: I Aint Afraid of No Goat.Rocker Eddie Vedder, Chicago Bulls stars Dwyane Wade and Jimmy Butler and Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Brent Seabrook each got a loud cheer when they were shown on the videoboard in left field. Wearing a white Kris Bryant jersey, former Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka fired up the crowd before the first pitch.Its time to play ball, he said while standing in front of the home dugout. Go Cubs Go!UP NEXTGiants: Jeff Samardzija gets the ball in Game 2 for his first postseason start in the same place he began his major league career. The right-hander was drafted by the Cubs in 2006 and spent his first 6 1/2 seasons with the team before he was traded to Oakland in the 2014 deal that brought shortstop Addison Russell to the Cubs.Cubs: Coming off a breakout season, Kyle Hendricks makes his third career playoff start. The right-hander went 16-8 with a major league-best 2.13 ERA this year. He was nearly unhittable at home, going 9-2 with a 1.32 ERA in 15 games.---Jay Cohen can be reached at http://www.twitter.com/jcohenap Reggie Miller Jersey .com) - The game was all punts and field goals before Kodi Whitfields catch. Myles Turner Jersey . 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Matt Simon faces suspension for shouldering Melbourne City defender Michael Jakobsen in the head after the A-Leagues match review panel issued the Sydney FC striker with a show-cause notice.Substitute Simon had barely been on the field for a minute late in Friday nights 1-1 draw at ANZ Stadium, when the forward became involved in a fiery confrontation with Jakobsen.The pair had to be separated several times but one particularly ugly incident in the 82nd minute, apparently missed by referee Kris Griffiths-Jones, prompted action by the panel on Monday.Moments after the Sky Blues were awarded a free kick for a Jakobsen foul on Simon, the 30-year-old appeared to throw his shoulder into the Danes head, knocking him to the ground.Simon has until 1pm (AEDT) on Tuesday to make a submission in response, after which the panel will decide on any possible disciplinary action.Should he be banned, the regularly used substitute will at least miss Saturdays away clash with Perth.The flashpoint was one of many in the spiteful affair between the leagues top two teams who are fast developing a bitter rivalry.Apart from Fernando Brandans widely condemned diving antics, Bobos nassty studs-up tackle on Ivan Franjic was a major talking point, as was the soft penalty the Brazilian striker milked minutes later, which allowed Sydney to equalise and maintain their six-point lead at the top of the table.ddddddddddddBoth left John van t Schip frustrated and the City coach was perhaps lucky not to have been cited himself for saying Griffiths-Jones awarded the penalty as compensation for Josh Brillantes earlier red card.Meanwhile, Melbourne Victory winger Jai Ingham has escaped sanction for stomping on the leg of Western Sydney defender Jonathan Aspropotamitis during Victorys 3-0 win at ANZ Stadium on Saturday night.Ingham stood on Aspropotamitis leg and then stomped on his calf and, while he received a yellow card, there was speculation over whether referee Chris Beath had acted on another element of the incident as the pair were caught in a tangle.Coach Tony Popovic was reluctant to comment after being fined for criticising a referee in November, but the club were said to be vexed Ingham was not punished further. 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