For only the second time since 1908, the Chicago Cubs have won a Major League Baseball playoff series and long-suffering fans hope their championship drought will end after 106 seasons. The Cubs defeated St. Louis 6-4 Tuesday to reach the National League finals, clinching a playoff series at home for the first time in team history, a legacy dating to 1870. Javier Baez, Kyle Schwarber and Anthony Rizzo smacked home runs to power the hard-hitting Cubs, who took the best-of-five matchup from the Cardinals three games to one.