CHICAGO -- The Los Angeles Dodgers added Kike Hernandez to their NL Championship Series roster and started him at second base in Game 1 against the Chicago Cubs on Saturday night. Jake Elliott Gear .Left-hander Alex Wood also made the roster, while infielder Charlie Culberson and catcher Austin Barnes were left off for this round. Los Angeles opted for 12 pitchers in the best-of-seven series.The 25-year-old Hernandez hit .190 with seven homers and 18 RBI in 109 games this year. He went 2 for 24 with 12 strikeouts over his last 10 regular-season games and was not active in the Division Series against Washington.Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said he likes Hernandezs athleticism and versatility. His addition to the lineup gave Los Angeles another right-handed batter against Cubs lefty Jon Lester in the opener.It was a tough decision with Charlie, but I think to have Kike, to get him to start tonight at second base, I think it could pay huge benefits for us, Roberts said.Los Angeles also decided to go with two catchers after carrying three in the Division Series against Washington. Chicago stayed with three catchers.The major change for the Cubs was the addition of rookie left-hander Rob Zastryzny. Chicago infielder Tommy La Stella was left off the roster.Zastryzny went 1-0 with a 1.13 ERA in eight games this year, including 3 2/3 scoreless innings at Dodger Stadium on Aug. 27.Very high level of confidence in Rob Z, manager Joe Maddon said. Im certain that when he goes out there, whenever we do put him out there, there might be a little bit of nervousness within the first two pitches, which I absolutely would want him to be, but after that I think hes the kind of guy that would settle in rather quickly. Hes got good makeup. Hes solid.The move puts four left-handers in the Cubs bullpen. The Dodgers hit .213 against lefty pitching this year.---This story has been corrected to show Alex Wood is a left-hander. Yannick Ngakoue Gear . PETERSBURG, Fla. Donnel Pumphrey Gear . LOUIS -- Heading into the final stretch of the season, the issues for the Chicago Bears banged-up defence only seem to be getting worse. http://www.nflauthenticcheapjerseys.com/tag/niles-paul-gear/ . -- Yogi Ferrell orchestrates pretty much everything in Indianas offence. RIO DE JANEIRO -- Anthony Ervin finally has an Olympic gold medal to replace the one he sold 16 years ago.The 35-year-old American won the mens 50-meter freestyle at the Rio Games on Friday, capping a night of upsets in the pool.Ervin improbably touched first in 21.40 seconds -- a hundredth of a second ahead of defending champion Florent Manaudou of France. Teammate and former training partner Nathan Adrian claimed bronze.Its surreal, kind of absurd, Ervin said. When I touched and turned around and saw the `1 next to my name, I kind of smiled and laughed.Katie Ledecky, his 19-year-old teammate and multiple gold medalist, marveled at Ervins feat.Wow, who does that, winning 16 years apart? she said. Thats like me winning gold in London and then not winning an individual gold medal until 2028. Hes taken such a leadership role and it definitely rubs off on everybody.It didnt come easily.At the 2000 Sydney Games, Ervin tied teammate Gary Hall Jr. for gold in the 50 free, making him one of the sports rising stars. But he stunningly walked away in 2003, burned out on swimming and seeking to find a deeper meaning to life. He auctioned off his gold medal for $17,100 and donated the proceeds to help victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Ervin readily admitted he lost his silver from the 400 free relay in Sydney.Ervin returned to make the American team in 2012, but finished fifth in the 50.Hed fallen in love with the sport again, thriving on the love of family, friends and teammates, who at times over the years since Sydney had no idea where he was in the world. Ervin broke away from the winners stroll on deck to share wild hugs with his brother and his ride or die friends, the bam-bam fam.If Ive achieved anything great, its because I was upon their shoulders and they lifted me up, he said.Erviin is easily identifiable in the splash-and-dash race by his sleeve of tattoos on each churning arm. Herman Edwards Gear. He turns interviews into a discussion on everything from philosophy to Biblical parables. Earlier this year, he detailed his lifes adventures, including drugs and sex, in a book called Chasing Water: Elegy of an Olympian.This is a guy who lists rock star as his future professional aspiration in his USA Swimming biography.Ervin revealed a surprise after his win: he became a father during the U.S. trials last month. He had planned on attending his daughters birth, but he was still at the meet and then got caught up in Olympic preparations.Oh man, its like a thunderbolt, he said, declining to reveal her name. I havent had a chance to meet her yet and I tried to send a message to her after my race.After leaving the sport in 2003, Ervin spent eight years working odd jobs, moved from California to New York and then back again, and finished his college degree at California. In Berkeley, Ervin was coaching young kids at the pool when he rediscovered his love of the sport that remains to this day.Unlike many swimmers who focus on getting their hand on the wall first, Ervin favors an intellectual approach.You just think about trying to swim the race that you imagine you can do, he said. Maybe it starts as a dream and then its a plan. You plan to do something and you start testing that plan. I dont think my age should limit me and I dont think fear of defeat should limit me either.The gold medal hung around Ervins neck, seemingly more comfortably than it did in Sydney, when he was 19 and restless.Im keeping it for now, he said. Who knows what the future holds? 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