But even with all of that, the Cubs feel like they can win it all and Rizzo said just as much after advancing to the NLCS.
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“We’re so happy right now”. “I put the picture on Twitter, and pictures from the seventh-inning stretch that clearly shows there was no ball up there then….”
The Cubs will now play game 1 of the National League Championship Series on Saturday against the victor of the Dodgers vs Mets series. That said, all Cubs fans are enjoying the ride and now must wait until tomorrow to find out whether their next opponent will be the Los Angeles Dodgers or the New York Mets.
(Nuccio DiNuzzo/Chicago Tribune/TNS) Fans in center field react to a home run hit by the St. Louis Cardinals’ in the first inning against the Chicago Cubs during Game 4 of the NLDS at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Tuesday, October 13, 2015.
Hopes are building that this will finally be the season when the jinx ends, although there was late drama to be endured. But pitcher Hector Rondon struck out Piscotty. “We’ve got a long ways to go”.
Until Tuesday, Chicago’s only playoff series victory since the 1908 World Series came when they beat Atlanta in the first round of the 2003 playoffs to reach the National League final against Florida.
The Cubs will have to settle on a rotation for the seven-game NLCS, which opens on the road since wild-card entry Chicago is the lowest remaining seed. If not, backup Javier Baez – who blasted a three-run homer Tuesday night – gets the nod. Pinch-hitter Brandon Moss followed with a single to right. The Cub’s bats were the difference in this series as they launched ten home runs total.
After an exchange of leads and short starts, the Cubs and Cardinals were tied at 4 midway through the sixth.
“It was just unfortunate”, St. Louis manager Mike Matheny said. Adrian Gonzalez opened the scoring with an RBI single and he later scored on Justin Turner’s two-run single.
Daniel Murphy hit his second solo homer off Kershaw in the series, both coming in the fourth inning. After that, the ball was replaced to the spot where it will stay for the rest of the playoffs.
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“I was pretty fired up”. “I haven’t gotten any finalized conclusions from anybody yet”, Maddon said.
