Chicago Cubs vs. San Francisco Giants: Your Quick Guide to Game 1 of 2016 NLDS

The postseason begins for the Chicago Cubs with the National League Division Series. The North Siders' first opponent will be the San Francisco Giants, who beat the New York Mets in the NL Wild Card game Wednesday night to reach the playoffs. Here's your quick guide to what you need to know before the first pitch is thrown.

2016 NL Division Series: Cubs vs. Giants

GAME 1

First Pitch: 8:15 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7

Where: Wrigley Field

TV | Radio | Streaming: Fox Sports 1 | 670 the Score (WSCR-AM), ESPNRadio 1000 (WMVP-AM) | Fox Sports Go

Pitching Matchup: Jon Lester (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. Johnny Cueto (0-0, 0.00 ERA)

Cubs Postseason History 101: The Cubs have made it to the postseason every year a "Ghostbusters" movie has been released, 1984, 1989 and 2016. In '84 — the year the original "Ghostbusters" was in theaters — the San Diego Padres created the parody song “Cub Busters” based on the film’s theme song by Ray Parker Jr., and fans sported “Cub Busters” T-shirts. (Go to the 1:13 mark of the following video to listen to a snippet of the song and to check out the shirts.)

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Around the Playoffs

NATIONAL LEAGUE

• San Francisco Giants 3, New York Mets 0 (Giants advance to NLDS vs. Cubs)
• Los Angeles Dodgers at Washington Nationals (Game 1, NLDS; 3:38 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7)

AMERICAN LEAGUE

• Toronto Blue Jays 5, Baltimore Orioles 2 (Blue Jays advance to ALDS vs. Texas Rangers)
• Blue Jays at Rangers (Game 1, ALDS; 3:38 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6)
• Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Indians (Game 1, ALDS; 7:08 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6)

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