SAN FRANCISCO (AP) " Javier Baez's tiebreaking single capped a four-run rally in the ninth inning, helping the Chicago Cubs beat the San Francisco Giants 6-5 on Tuesday night in Game 4 to win their NL Division Series. Chasing their first World Series title since 1908, the Cubs will open the NL Championship Series at home Saturday against the Los Angeles Dodgers or Washington Nationals. Held to two hits over eight innings by Matt Moore, the Cubs trailed 5-2 before coming back against a beleaguered bullpen that sabotaged San Francisco one last time. Now, the Cubs are going back to their second consecutive NLCS after finally ending San Francisco's remarkable winning streak in postseason elimination games. The World Series champions in 2010, '12 and '14, their every-other-year title chance is over in '16 with the club's first postseason series defeat in the last 12.
Source: New Zealand Herald October 12, 2016 04:18 UTC