These teams never met in the playoffs before, though they squared off in some memorable pennant races when they were NL East rivals (1969, '84, '89). New York had home-field advantage in this series despite finishing with the worst record among the five NL playoff teams. The Cubs won the season series 7-0, but the Mets returned the favor with a four game sweep in the NLCS.
Game 1: Mets 4 Chicago 2
Game 2: Mets 4 Chicago 1
Game 3: Mets 5 Chicago 2
Game 4: Mets 8 Chicago 8
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