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MLB playoffs 2017 predictions: Experts make NLDS picks for Cubs-Nationals

The National League postseason field is officially set!

After winning the NL Central, the Chicago Cubs will take on the NL East champion Washington Nationals in a best-of-five series in one half of the National League bracket.

Chicago, the defending World Series champions, finished the regular season with 92 wins. The Cubs are led by manager Joe Maddon, MVP candidate Kris Bryant, first baseman Anthony Rizzo and closer Wade Davis.

Washington won 97 games during the regular season. The Nationals are led by manager Dusty Baker, superstar Bryce Harper, hitting savant David Murphy and starting pitchers Stephen Strasburg and Max Scherzer.