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Once they were finished slaying the Giants in the NLDS, it was time for the Chicago Cubs to continue their historic run against another West Coast powerhouse.
On October 15, 2016, over 42 thousand fans packed into Wrigley Field as the Chicago Cubs hosted the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 of the NLCS. It was nerve-wracking, to say the least, knowing what had happened just a year prior.
At the hands of Daniel Murphy and the New York Mets, Chicago’s fairytale season had come to an abrupt halt.