The Dodgers have advanced to their first National League Championship Series in three years, and all they have in front of their first World Series trip in 28 years is a best-of-7 series with the best team in baseball, the Cubs.
Here is a broad overview look at both teams heading into the NLCS, which opens on Saturday night at Wrigley Field in Chicago.
Teams: Dodgers (91-71) vs. Cubs (103-59)
NLDS result: Dodgers over Nationals 3-2; Cubs over Giants 3-1
Split records: Dodgers 38-43 on road, Cubs 57-24 at home
Dodgers 53-28 at home, Cubs 46-34 on road
One-run games: Dodgers 22-20, Cubs 22-23
Run differential: Dodgers (+87, 3rd in NL), Cubs (+252, 1st in NL)
Runs scored: Dodgers 4.