The Pirates did not go down without a fight. After a bases-loaded, one-out rally was snuffed out by an inning-ending double play in the bottom of the sixth inning, the benches cleared in the top of the seventh when Tony Watson hit Arrieta with a pitch. Two Pirates had been hit earlier in the game. The only player ejected was Sean Rodriguez, who'd been removed from the game for a pinch-hitter four innings earlier.
By ending a nine-game postseason losing streak that dated back to Game 4 of the 2003 NL Championship Series, the Cubs advanced to the NL Division Series that begins in St.