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Cubs Game 6 Preview: Chicago Needs 1 Win to End 71-Year NL Pennant Drought
But 6 has not been a lucky number in the postseason for the Cubs. Find out when the game starts, and how you can watch it on TV and online.
The postseason continues for the Chicago Cubs with the National League Championship Series. To advance, the North Siders defeated the San Francisco Giants in dramatic fashion to win the NL Division Series. Now, the Cubbies face the Los Angeles Dodgers in a best-of-seven series. Here's your quick guide to what you need to know before the first pitch of Game 6 is thrown.
2016 NL Championship Series: Cubs vs. Dodgers
Cubs lead the best-of-seven series, 3-2. Check out the Game 5 recap.
GAME 6
First Pitch: 7:08 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22
Where: Wrigley Field
TV | Radio | Streaming: Fox Sports 1 | 670 the Score (WSCR-AM), ESPNRadio 1000 (WMVP-AM) | Fox Sports Go
Pitching Matchup: Kyle Hendricks (0-1, 3.00 ERA) vs. Clayton Kershaw (2-0, 3.72 ERA)
Cubs Postseason History 101: The Cubs haven't played in many sixth games of a postseason series and when they have, it hasn't ended well for the North Siders. Saturday's game will be only the second time Chicago has played in an NLCS Game 6. The other time was, of course, in 2003, and everyone knows how that turned out. In the World Series, the Cubs have reached Game 6 on four occassions, and they've gone 1-3 in those games. Their single win, 8-7, was in 1945 against the Detroit Tigers. Chicago's overall record in the five postseason series that included a Game 6 is 0-5.
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American League Championship Series: The Cleveland Indians defeated the Toronto Blue Jays in the series, 4-1. They will meet the winner of the NLCS in the World Series.
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