The American League Championship started Friday night. And the Royals are a step closer in returning to the Fall Classic. Kansas City shutout Toronto 5-0 and took a 1-0 lead in the ALCS.
The Cubs spent Friday afternoon at Citi Field in the last workout before Game 1 of the NLCS on Saturday night (7:07pm CDT). Both teams have to turn in their rosters on Saturday morning and the starting lineups should be posted by midday.
Major League Baseball announced Friday the umpiring crew and start times for the National League Championship Series.
NLCS Umpires
MLB announced the umpiring crew for the NLCS.