who did the cubs beat to get to the world series
2016 World Series The Cubs qualified for the postseason by winning the National League Central, ending the regular season with the best record in the major leagues (103â€“58) for the first time since 1945; they also posted their highest winning percentage since 1935, and won their most games since 1910. The division title was their sixth since division play began in 1969, and their first since 2008.[6] They defeated the San Francisco Giants in four games of the NL Division Series before clinching their first NL pennant since 1945 with a sixth-game victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL Championship Series.[7][8][9]