 CBS television, which broadcast the series, pressured the National League to award San Diego a third home game to allow for an additional prime-time broadcast.In the first game of the NLCS the Cubs won 13–0 behind two Gary Matthews home runs, and then took a 2–0 series lead with a 4–2 win in Game 2.With the City of Chicago in an uproar, the series headed west for the final three games, where the Cubs needed only one win to make it to the World Series.