The New York Mets are headed to the World Series for the first time since 2000. Fired by a record-breaking home-run drive by Daniel Murphy, the Mets completed a four-game sweep of the Chicago Cubs for the National League Championship.
Wednesday's 8-3 loss for the Cubs crushed the sell-out crowd at Chicago's Wrigley Field.
With a two-run drive in the eighth inning, Murphy homered in his sixth consecutive game, and added a double and two singles for good measure.
The second baseman has homered in back-to-back games only once before in his six-year career, according to the Associated Press.
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