MLB playoffs: Optimism abounds for Dodgers, Cubs heading into NLCS Game 5

LA and Chicago are feeling good about themselves prior to Thursday’s NLCS matchup at Wrigley Field. The Dodgers will have their ace on the mound; the Cubs are just glad they’re still playing.

LA and Chicago are feeling good about themselves prior to Thursday’s NLCS matchup at Wrigley Field. The Dodgers will have their ace on the mound; the Cubs are just glad they’re still playing.

MLB playoffs: Dodgers’ collection of LA redemption stories spins a tale of triumph

The Dodgers’ lineup for NLCS Game 3 was a motley crew of studs, steals and former stars. Most of the starting eight contributed greatly to the victory that put LA a win away from advancing to the World Series.

The Dodgers’ lineup for NLCS Game 3 was a motley crew of studs, steals and former stars. Most of the starting eight contributed greatly to the victory that put LA a win away from advancing to the World Series.

MLB playoffs: Dodgers one win away from first World Series trip since 1988

LA takes a 3-0 lead in its best-of-seven NLCS against the Cubs. Only a miracle comeback (right, Dave Roberts?) can stop the Dodgers from ending the franchise’s nearly 30-year Fall Classic drought.

LA takes a 3-0 lead in its best-of-seven NLCS against the Cubs. Only a miracle comeback (right, Dave Roberts?) can stop the Dodgers from ending the franchise’s nearly 30-year Fall Classic drought.

MLB playoffs: Cubs face lineup dilemma with offensive struggles of defensive wizards

In an ideal world, Joe Maddon’s best defensive players would be producing at the plate. That would make filling out the lineup card simple. That’s not the case right now, though.

In an ideal world, Joe Maddon’s best defensive players would be producing at the plate. That would make filling out the lineup card simple. That’s not the case right now, though.

MLB playoffs: Bizarre sequence leads to another postseason heartbreak for Nationals

The fifth inning of the fifth game of the Cubs-Nationals NLDS will haunt people in Washington for a long time. An unfathomable series of events conspired to continue the district’s misery.

The fifth inning of the fifth game of the Cubs-Nationals NLDS will haunt people in Washington for a long time. An unfathomable series of events conspired to continue the district’s misery.

MLB playoffs 2017: Cubs reach NLCS for third straight year to set rematch with Dodgers

The Cubs are heading to the NLCS for the third year in a row to set up a rematch with the Dodgers. For a franchise that hadn’t even made the playoffs three years in a row since 1906-08, it’s something generations of Cubs fans couldn’t even imagine.

The Cubs are heading to the NLCS for the third year in a row to set up a rematch with the Dodgers. For a franchise that hadn’t even made the playoffs three years in a row since 1906-08, it’s something generations of Cubs fans couldn’t even imagine.