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Jon Lester did not want to leave Monday’s game for the Cubs — not with Wrigley Field packed for the home opener, the bullpen thin on available pitchers and the team trying to turn the recent road trip into a distant memory. When a left hamstring issue was bothering Lester in the third inning of the 10-0 romp over the Pirates, the veteran lefty initially convinced manager Joe Maddon to leave him on the mound. Following a few more errant pitches and a delivery that just did not look right, Maddon pulled the plug on Lester’s afternoon, though not before the starter’s […]