Cold Hard Facts

Kris Bryant won the NL MVP on Thursday, joining Dustin Pedroia and Cal Ripken as the only players in MLB history to win Rookie of the Year, MVP and a World Series within their first two seasons.

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Fact: Washington Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer won the NL Cy Young on Wednesday, joining Gaylord Perry, Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, Roger Clemens and Roy Halladay as the only pitchers to win the award in both leagues. Scherzer's other Cy Young came in 2013 with the Detroit Tigers.

Fact: The Chicago Cubs beat the Cleveland Indians 8-7 in 10 innings on Wednesday night, giving the franchise its first World Series title since 1908. 

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Fact: The Cubs beat the Indians 9-3 on Tuesday night, becoming the first team since the 1985 Royals to trail 3-1 in the World Series and force a Game 7. 

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Fact: The Chicago Cubs beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-0 on Saturday night, advancing to the World Series for the first time since 1945.

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Fact: The Cleveland Indians beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-0 on Wednesday to win the American League Championship Series in five games and advance to the World Series for the first time since 1997.

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Fact: The Cubs were shut out for the second straight game on Tuesday night, losing to the Dodgers 6-0. This is the first time in Cubs history that they have been shut out twice in a single postseason. 

Fact: The Cubs overcame a 5-2 deficit in the 9th inning to beat the Giants 6-5 on Tuesday night and move on to the NLCS. They joined the 1986 Mets (LCS) as the only teams to come back from a three-run deficit or more in the 9th inning to win a postseason series clincher. 

Fact: With their 6-5 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Monday night, the San Francisco Giants extended their MLB record by winning their 10th straight game while facing elimination.

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Fact: David Price gave up 5 ER in 3.1 IP in the Red Sox's 6-0 loss to the Indians on Friday. He is now 0-8 in his career in postseason starts. 

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