Cubs rally for 4 runs in 9th, beat Giants 6-5 to win NLDS
Dodgers edge Nationals to square series, force Game 5
In this Sept 1, 2016, file photo, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick passes against the San Diego Chargers during the first half of an
NFL preseason football game, in San Diego. (AP) SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 12, (AP): The Chicago Cubs moved a step closer to ending their century-old World Series drought by taking a dramatic 6-5 come-frombehind victory at San Francisco on Tuesday, sealing a 3-1 win in their National League Division Series.
The identity of the Cubs’ opponent in the NL Championship Series will be decided Thursday when Washington hosts the Los Angeles Dodgers in the winner-takes-all Game 5 of that series. The Dodgers forced the decider by beating the Nationals by that same 6-5 scoreline on Tuesday.
Chicago trailed 5-2 entering the ninth inning, but scored four runs in that final frame to stun the Giants, whose symmetrical run of World Series titles in 2010, 2012 and 2014 will not be repeated in 2016.
Giants starter Matt Moore held the Cubs to just two hits over the first eight innings but the San Francisco bullpen unraveled quickly in the ninth
Kris Bryant singled off Derek Law, who was replaced on the mound by Javier Lopez who walked Anthony Rizzo to put runners on first and second.