2016 National League Division Series
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The 2016 National League Division Series were two best-of-five-game series to determine the participating teams in the 2016 National League Championship Series. The three divisional winners (seeded 1–3) and a fourth team—the winner of a one-game Wild Card playoff— played in two series. FS1 and MLB Network carried all the games in the United States.[2][3]
These matchups were:
- (1) Chicago Cubs (Central Division champions) vs (5) San Francisco Giants (Wild Card Winner): Cubs win series 3–1.
- (2) Washington Nationals (East Division champions) vs (3) Los Angeles Dodgers (West Division champions): Dodgers win series 3–2.
The Dodgers defeated the Nationals in five games and reached the National League Championship Series for the first time since 2013.[4]
The Cubs won the Division Series three games to one and advanced to the NLCS for the second consecutive year.[5] This was the first and only playoff series loss of the Bruce Bochy-led Giants.
The Cubs went on to defeat the Dodgers in the NLCS, then win the 2016 World Series over the American League champion Cleveland Indians. Their first World title since 1908.