Who did the cubs play in the first round of the playoffs in 2016?
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San Francisco Giants
2016 National League Division Series 2016 National League Championship Series
Who did the cubs play in the first round of the playoffs in 2016?
2016 National League Division Series 2016 National League Championship Series 2016 World Series 2016 Chicago Cubs season 2016 National League Wild Card Game 2016 Major League Baseball season Chicago Cubs Curse of the Billy Goat Steve Bartman incident 2016 American League Championship Series
The <b>2016</b> National League Division <b>Series were</b> two best-of-five-game <b>series</b> to 
determine the participating teams in the <b>2016</b> National League Championship 
<b>Series</b>. The three divisional winners (seeded 1-3) and a fourth team—the winner 
of a one-game Wild Card <b>playoff</b>— <b>played</b> in two <b>series</b>. ... This <b>was</b> the <b>first</b> and 
only <b>playoff series</b> loss of the Bruce Bochy-led Giants. The <b>2016</b> National League Championship <b>Series was</b> a best-of-seven <b>playoff</b> in 
which the Chicago <b>Cubs</b> defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers for the National 
League (NL) pennant and the right to <b>play</b> in the <b>2016</b> World <b>Series</b> against the 
Cleveland Indians. ... The <b>Cubs had</b> not won a World <b>Series</b> championship since 
1908 or <b>played</b> in&nbsp;... The <b>Cubs made</b> their eleventh appearance in the World <b>Series</b>; their ... The <b>Cubs</b> 
qualified for the <b>postseason</b> by winning the National League ... sixth since 
division <b>play</b> began in 1969, and their <b>first</b> since 2008. The <b>2016</b> Chicago <b>Cubs</b> season <b>was</b> the 145th season of the Chicago <b>Cubs</b> 
franchise, the ... In the World <b>Series</b>, the <b>Cubs</b> came back from a three-games-to-
one deficit, ... The <b>Cubs were</b> also the <b>first</b> team to win Games 6 and 7 on the 
road in a World <b>Series</b> ... Jake Arrieta <b>was</b> selected National League <b>Player</b> of the 
Month. The <b>2016</b> National League Wild Card Game <b>was</b> a <b>play</b>-in game during Major 
League Baseball&#39;s (MLB) <b>2016 postseason</b> ... in Queens, New York, and the 
winner advanced to <b>play</b> the <b>first</b>-seeded Chicago <b>Cubs</b> in the NL Division <b>Series</b>
. The <b>2016</b> Major League Baseball season began on April 3, <b>2016</b> with a Sunday 
afternoon matchup between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates, 
the two teams with the best regular-season records in 2015, at PNC Park in 
Pittsburgh. The regular season ended on Sunday, October 2, <b>2016</b>, and the 
<b>postseason</b> ... It <b>was</b> the <b>first</b> time in MLB history that a <b>playoff series</b> ended via a 
walk-off&nbsp;... The Chicago <b>Cubs played</b> in the National League East ... of the wild card in 1995, 
the Division <b>Series was</b> added. The Curse of the Billy Goat <b>was</b> a sports-related curse <b>that was</b> supposedly 
placed on the Chicago <b>Cubs</b> Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in 1945, by 
Billy Goat Tavern owner William Sianis. The curse lasted 71 years, from 1945 to 
<b>2016</b>. ... The <b>Cubs were</b> victorious in the <b>first</b> two games of the best-of-five <b>series</b>. The Steve Bartman incident <b>was</b> a controversial <b>play</b> that occurred during a 
baseball game between the Chicago <b>Cubs</b> and the Florida Marlins on October 14
, 2003, at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, during Major League Baseball&#39;s (MLB
) 2003 <b>postseason</b>. ... In mid-October <b>2016</b>, at the time the Chicago <b>Cubs were</b> 
<b>playing</b> in the <b>2016</b>&nbsp;... The <b>2016</b> American League Championship <b>Series</b> (ALCS) <b>was</b> a best-of-seven 
<b>playoff</b> pitting the Toronto Blue Jays against the Cleveland Indians for the 
American League (AL) pennant and the right to <b>play</b> in the <b>2016</b> World <b>Series</b> 
against the Chicago <b>Cubs</b>. ... This <b>was</b> the <b>first postseason</b> meeting between the 
Blue Jays and the Indians.
San Francisco Giants
2016 National League Division Series