Westgate lists Chicago Cubs as 2015 World Series favorites

Overall in the four-game series the Cubs scored 15 of their 20 runs on homers.

They will find out who they play on Thursday night when the Los Angeles Dodgers host the New York Mets in Game 5 of the NLDS.

“It’s the first year of the video scoreboards, it’s the first year the Cubs have ever clinched at home and it’s the first time someone has hit a ball up there”, Cubs spokesman Julian Green said.

In point of fact, the home run that Schwarber hit to give Chicago a 6-4 lead over the Cards on Tuesday is not coming down anytime soon. But the Cubs fought back in the second when Javier Báez struck a three-run homer, giving the home team a 4-2 lead.

On Tuesday night, Chicago Cubs rookie hit a ball to the moon in the Cubs’ series-clinching win over the Cardinals.

Cahill, the fourth Cubs pitcher, let in two sixth-inning runs as the Cardinals forced a 4-4 tie. Then the Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates on their turf and traveled to St. Louis to meet the Cardinals for the National League Division Championship.

It is a loss that is especially tough since it came at the hands of the team’s biggest rival, the Chicago Cubs. Making the call is home plate umpire Mark Carlson.

In five postseason games, Schwarber has hit, 538 and added three home runs and five RBIs.

RHP John Lackey, starting on three days’ rest, pitched just three innings, his shortest career outing in 20 postseason starts.

“They deserve it”, Rizzo said in the middle of the party.

Arrieta has thrown 67 more innings this season than any previous year in his career, and there are possibly two seven-game series to go.

“Yeah”, Schwarber said, “and I was just joking around”.

Hundreds of them came out to Ballpark Village downtown with hopes of surviving the National League Division Series.

A World Series game hasn’t been played at Wrigley since 1945 so it’s not shocking that a few diehard fans might choose tickets over their mortgage. The Cubs are building a plexiglass case to preserve it from the elements, and will place it on top of the ball Wednesday afternoon.

It is very interesting to note that the Cubs have made their first playoff appearance since 2008 and they haven’t had the chance to taste world championship glory since 1908.

C Yadier Molina, who left Monday’s game when a left thumb injury flared up, did not play Tuesday as the Cardinals were eliminated.

Since Russell will be out for the entire series, the Cubs will be able to replace him on the series 25-man roster, which has not yet been announced (I’d expect it out sometime Friday morning). Backup C Tony Cruz went 1-for-4 with an RBI double….