Dodgers Win Back to Back NL Pennants; Face Red Sox in WS For First Time Since 1916

The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-1 to win their second consecutive NL pennant in Game 7 of the NLCS.

Down 1-0 on a Christian Yelich home run, Cody Bellinger blasted a two run home run to give the Dodgers the lead in the 2nd inning. A three run home run by Yasiel Puig  in the sixth inning put the game out of reach for the Brewers. Dodgers left fielder Chris Taylor also made a spectacular catch off the bat of Yelich to save at least one run. Bellinger was named the NLCS MVP. Much like ALCS MVP Jackie Bradley, Jr., he only batted .200 but got the walk off hit in extra innings in Game 4 in addition to tonight's home run.

The Dodgers become the first NL team to win consecutive pennants since the Philadelphia Phillies in 2008 and 2009. They will travel to Boston to begin the World Series on Tuesday at Fenway Park. It marks the first time the two teams have met in the World Series since 1916. At that time, the Dodgers were in Brooklyn and were known as the Robins. It is the longest two teams have gone between World Series meetings. The Red Sox won that series in five games. It remains to be seen if history will repeat itself.