Chicago Cubs 2016 Postseason Schedule

CHICAGO, IL - The Chicago Cubs have been the frontrunners of the National League all year, and it’s finally time to let the fun begin.

The Major League Baseball regular season is over and the postseason schedule is set.

As the number one seed in the National League, the Cubs will begin their championship quest in the National League Division Series against the San Francisco Giants, who defeated the New York Mets, 3-0, in the National League Wild Card game.

The Cubs have played the Giants once before in the postseason, when San Francisco earned a four games to one victory over the North Siders in the 1989 National League Championship Series behind a stellar offensive performance from Will Clark. The two teams also met in a play-in game in 1998, when the Cubs defeated the Giants at Wrigley Field to earn the league's sole wild card berth.

That series will begin on Friday, Oct. 7 at Wrigley Field for Game One at 8:15 p.m. Game Two is scheduled for Saturday at 7:08 p.m. and Game Three for Monday, Oct. 10 in San Francisco. Game Four, if necessary, will be on Oct. 11 and Game Five, if necessary, on Oct. 13.

If the Cubs win the NLDS series and advance to the NLCS for the second straight year, that series will begin on Saturday, Oct. 15. Game Two will be Oct. 16, Game Three Oct. 18 and Game Four Oct. 19. If the series still isn’t decided, Game Five will be on Oct. 20, Game Six on Oct. 22 and Game Seven on Oct. 23.

Potential Cubs opponents in that series are the Washington Nationals and Los Angeles Dodgers.

World Series games are set for Tuesday, Oct. 25, Oct. 26, Oct. 28, Oct. 29, Oct. 30, Nov. 1 and Nov. 2.

All times, except for the first two games of the NLDS, are to be announced.

Did you know? This is only the second time the Cubs have secured the number one seed in the National League playoffs since the 3-division format was adopted in 1994. The other time was 2008, when the Cubs lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS, 3-0.