Mets vs. Cubs: Keys for Each Team to Win NLCS Game 4

The New York Mets are one win away from advancing to World Series for the first time since 2000, and in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series the squad will be calling on yet another rising ace.

After the trio of Matt Harvey, Noah Syndergaard and Jacob deGrom hammered the Chicago Cubs in the first three games of the set, Steven Matz will be looking to slam the door on the NL wild-card winners.

With the season on the line, the Cubs will call on Jason Hammel, who didn't even make it through the fourth frame in his lone outing during the NL Division Series.

As the Mets aim to punch their ticket to October and the Cubs attempt to avoid the broom, here are each side's biggest keys to success.

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