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The Dodgers got a run off Héctor Rondón in the ninth when Joc Pederson singled with one out and scored on Andrew Toles's double, but Chase Utley lined into an inning-ending double play as Game 1 marked the Cubs' first victory in a National League Championship Series since Game 4 of 2003. They had previously lost seven straight NLCS games.
When the series shifted to Los Angeles for Game 3, the Dodgers shut out the Cubs by a 6–0 score to go up 2–1 in the series, becoming the fourth team in LCS history to win in consecutive shutouts. The Cubs offense came alive in Game 4 as they blew out the Dodgers to even the series.
Jon Lester pitched game three of the series against the Dodgers and threw a gem, a complete game four-hitter, as the Cubs beat the Dodgers 2–1. [ 32 ] June 2 – In the final game of the series against the Dodgers, Javier Baez, Jason Heyward, Kris Bryant, and Anthony Rizzo all homered while Kyle Hendricks continued his streak of great ...
The Dodgers make it look easy against the Chicago Cubs, winning their sixth game in a row and improving their record to 19-7, tops in the majors. Dodgers dominate Cubs again, completing sweep for ...
In game four, Jake Arrieta struck out nine batters over 6 2 ⁄ 3 innings in game five for the Cubs while Dodgers starter Alex Wood struck out seven in 4 2 ⁄ 3 innings. All the runs in the game were on solo homers. Cody Bellinger and Justin Turner for the Dodgers in the third and eighth off Arrieta and Wade Davis, respectively.
When the series shifted to Chicago, Yu Darvish struck out seven in 6 1 ⁄ 3 innings of Game 3 as the Dodgers won 6–1 to go up 3–0 in the series. The Cubs would deny the Dodgers a sweep with a narrow victory in Game 4, however the defending champions were ultimately eliminated in a blowout loss in Game 5, 11–1.
The first game of spring training will be Thursday, Feb. 20 (3:05 p.m. ET), when the Dodgers and Cubs play at the Dodgers' ballpark at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona.
The 2016 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2016 season.The 112th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the National League (NL) champion Chicago Cubs and the American League (AL) champion Cleveland Indians, the first meeting of those franchises in postseason history.