Series Preview: Dodgers return to Chicago to face Cubs

The Dodgers and Cubs will play each other seven times over the next 11 days starting Monday at Wrigley Field in a matchup of the last two teams to represent the National League in the World Series. There’s a long way to go until the playoffs are decided but there remains a possibility of the two teams facing each other for a third straight year in the NLCS.

That last sentence would’ve been laughed at a month ago when the Dodgers were 16-26 and had a pile of injuries. But they’ve overcome the many obstacles to win 21 of the last 28 as they head to the Windy City.

The Cubs have also been playing good baseball over the last month or so, limiting opponents to just over three runs per game since…