The Cubs haven’t won a World Series since 1908. The Giants have won three of the last five. Who’s going to take this opening series?
The Cubs versus the Giants pits baseball’s best regular season team against a perennial postseason powerhouse.
San Francisco struggled immensely during the second half of the season — they went 30-42 after the All Star break — but finished the year on a four-game win-streak, clinching a playoff berth on the final day of the regular season. And as they always do in even-numbered years, the Giants took advantage of this opportunity.