Enrique Hernandez launches one of three home runs to put the final nail into the Cubs season.

Who?

His name is Enrique Hernandez. The call him Kiké. This season he hit eleven home runs and drove in 37.

Last night he hit three and drove in seven. He hit a solo home run, then a grand slam, then a two-run homer as the Dodgers cruised into the World Series, winning 11-1.

Which just goes to prove that anything can happen in baseball, and it usually does.

Who would have imagined, for instance, that in the five-game series Chicago was 0-for-runners in scoring position? The only runs they scored were on home runs.

They played home run derby. The Dodgers played championship-calibre baseball.

That’s why the Dodgers are going to the World Series and the Cubs are going home unable to defend their championship.

The Cubs had the best record in baseball in the second half of the season. But the Dodgers were the best team in baseball. And by far the best team in this series.

So now they go to their first World Series since 1988, when they beat the Athletics in five.

What makes the Dodgers so difficult to beat is that every game they have a different hero. Last night it was a guy named Kiké.

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TODAY’S GAME:

Luis Severino (14-6, 2.98) vs Justin Verlander (15-8, 3.36)
Game time: 7:08 on FS1

How the Yankees hit against Verlander.
How the Astros hit against Severino.