cubs beat reds to get to world series.
cubs beat reds to get to world series.
who did cubs beat to get to world series?
reds
maddon's young cubs team entered the 2016 season as the bookmakers' favorite to win the world series. they started the season on a tear, taking over first place in the nl central on april 11, a lead they never relinquished. by may 10, the cubs had a record of 25-6 (0.806 win percentage) with a commanding 8.5 game lead in their division. the team would go on to post a 103-58 regular season record, their first 100-win season in over 80 years, and led their division by as many as 19 games. they entered the postseason as heavy favorites, and dispatched the giants in four games with an amazing four-run 9th inning comeback in the clincher at at&t park. on october 22, 2016, the cubs beat the los angeles dodgers in game 6 of the nlcs, earning their first pennant since 1945, also allowing maddon to join the small list of managers who won pennants in both leagues. their streak of not winning a pennant was the longest in mlb history, lasting 71 years. they beat the cleveland indians in game 7 of the world series, for their first world series title in 108 years.
joe maddon
bullet::::- two major league baseball teams are located in the state. the chicago cubs of the national league play in the second-oldest major league stadium (wrigley field) and are widely known for having the longest championship drought in all of major american sport: not winning the world series since 1908 however, this ended in 2016 when the cubs finally won their first world series in 108 years. that drought finally came to an end when the cubs beat the cleveland indians in seven games to win the 2016 world series. the chicago white sox of the american league won the world series in 2005, their first since 1917. they play on the city's south side at guaranteed rate field.
illinois