It's Over: There's No Way the Cubs Lose to the Dodgers*

The Cubs go back to Wrigley with a 3-2 lead after winning two of three in L.A. So the series is over. After all:

• The Cubs have never lost a 3-2 lead in an NLCS when returning home for games 6 and 7.*

*Cough - Bartman - Cough

• Clayton Kershaw. the Dodgers Game 6 starter, can't win in the postseason.*

*His Game 2 shutout in this series not withstanding.

• The 103-win Cubs never lost two games in a row this season.*

*Except for the 19 times they did.

• The home team has a big advantage.*

*Having lost three of the five games so far in this series.

• The Dodgers aren't going to win two elimination games against a great team.*

*The way they did against the Nationals a week ago.

• The Cubs get a huge pitching mismatch in Game 7 with Cy Young incumbent Jake Arrieta against journeyman Rich Hill.*

*Hill won the first match-up between them 6-0.

• The Cubs have momentum.*

*Which they had after Game 1, before losing the next two. Which the Dodgers had after Game 3 before losing the next two.

• Chicago is a team of destiny.*

*Unless they're not.