Cubs respect how Giants kept fighting back

SAN FRANCISCO — The Cubs didn’t need to look at the flags hanging on the left-field wall at AT&T Park or consult the calendar to confirm it was, indeed, an even year. They appreciated how difficult a foe the Giants proved to be in the National League Division Series by simply watching them compete for four straight games.

The Cubs prevailed in the NLDS, three games to one, and advanced to the NL Championship Series (Game 1 Saturday on FOX/FS1, time TBD) with a 6-5 win over the Giants on Tuesday night. Fittingly, it was a one-run game. The two clubs met 11 times this year, and eight of those matchups were decided by a single run.

Chicago won 16 more games than San Francisco in the regular season and cruised into October as the undisputed favorite in the NL. But the Giants put up a fight, dropping 1-0 and 5-2 decisions in Games 1 and 2 and proving their grit in a 6-5, 13-inning Game 3 win, their 10th straight elimination-game victory.

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