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Cubs opt to start Jose Quintana; wife of lefty suffered irregular heartbeat on team flight
Jose Quintana is the Cubs' choice to take the mound opposite the Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw when Game 1 of the NLCS begins Saturday night.