Preview/Prediction

Approaching a must-win NLCS Game 3 for the Chicago Cubs, their chances hinge upon solving New York Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom.

The stats heading in do favor the Cubs.

DeGrom has struggled as he's 0-2 against the Cubs in three career starts, posting a 6.46 ERA in the process, according to Pete Marzano of calltothepen.com. 

The onus falls on the teams returning home in the 2015 MLB playoffs in a pair of league championship series, who both need wins to make something of their respective series.

The Kansas City Royals in the AL and the New York Mets of the NL both took care of business in their opening two home games, putting the onus on their opponents to do the same. Toronto did just that by taking Game 3, but it will be for naught if the Royals can take a 3-1 series lead into Game 5.

The Toronto Blue Jays are trying their best to snatch the momentum back from the Kansas City Royals in the American League Championship Series' critical Game 4 in Toronto on Tuesday afternoon.

The Royals took a stranglehold of the series by taking care of business at home but allowed the Blue Jays to get back in it in Game 3. Toronto's bats exploded in their return home after cooling off in Kansas City, knocking home 11 runs to cut the series deficit to 2-1.

The National League Championship Series has been all about the New York Mets to this point, but the Chicago Cubs aren't going to let this one get away from them that easily.

While the Mets took care of business at home to grab a commanding 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series, the Cubs now get a chance to utilize some home cooking as the teams travel to Wrigley Field. Chicago is 2-0 at home this postseason, and fans hoping to see the organization's first World Series berth since 1945 will certainly be loud.

Fans of power pitching should avert their eyes from Game 4 of the American League Championship Series between the Kansas City Royals and Toronto Blue Jays, because the heat at Rogers Centre will be coming from the stands, not the pitching mound.

For the briefest moment, Kansas City fans could have been forgiven for thinking this series was all but theirs for the taking.

The Toronto Blue Jays came up with a big victory over the Kansas City Royals in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series to avoid going down 3-0 in that series, as their offense finally snapped to life and plated 11 runs.

Now the Chicago Cubs will look to do the same thing in their National League Championship Series matchup with the New York Mets as the series shifts to Wrigley Field with the Cubs trailing 2-0 after dropping the first two games at Citi Field.

In the first two games of the National League Championship Series, the New York Mets put the Chicago Cubs in a 2-0 hole behind lights-out pitching from Matt Harvey and Noah Syndergaard. Daniel Murphy led the charge at the plate, and the Mets now head to Chicago two wins from the World Series.

MLB's championship series will shift venues heading into the new week. Home-field advantage didn't matter much during the wild card and divisional bouts, but both hosts stormed out to early leads.

After cementing the American League's premier record on the season's final day, the Kansas City Royals utilized the benefit with two home victories over the Toronto Blue Jays. Awarded a dubious advantage due to division seeding, the New York Mets also jumped to a 2-0 lead over the Chicago Cubs.