The Cubs will have to wait at least another year for a chance to win their first World Series since 1908. On Wednesday at Chicago's Wrigley Field, the New York Mets beat the Cubs, 8-3, in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series, completing a four-game sweep and earning a berth in the World Series. They will face either the Kansas City Royals or the Toronto Blue Jays, with the Royals leading the Jays, 3 games to 2, in the American League Championship Series.
The Mets took an early lead with a first-inning three-run homer by first baseman Lucas Duda, who also notched a double and five RBIs in the first two innings. Second baseman Daniel Murphy made history with a two-run homer in the eighth inning, becoming the first batter in MLB history to swat a home run in six consecutive postseason games. After the game, Murphy was named NLCS MVP. The Cubs, meanwhile, haven't been to the World Series since 1945, and they won't this year, either — despite what Back to the Future II would have you believe.
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