the league tournament series are baseball’s version of the final four.
both national league and the american league maintain their championship show in october. each is a set where the winner must win four games to advance in the baseball playoffs. the next round is the world series, in which the winner will take home the championship trophy.
the quest for the nl pennant starts with the nlds and finishes using the nlcs. the rules for the national league championship series do not alter as the pitcher still must occupy a place in the batting order as there’s no use of their designated hitter, unlike the american league championship series.
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the dodgers win the pennant! the chicago cubs avoided a sweep at the hands of the los angeles dodgers, something that the arizona diamondbacks could not perform in the nlds. the defending world series champions will not get a chance. the dodgers have progressed to the world series and the cubs are on their way home for winter. los angeles has mastered this postseason, winning six straight games. while l.a.’s been somewhat streaky this year, it seems the loss did not knock on the dodgers off path as they bounced back in a big way with a catastrophic game 5 victory over chicago.