What were the best plays from the Championship Series?

By Gemma Kaneko | October 24, 2016

The World Series begins on Tuesday, and you can feel the excitement in the air. But before the first pitch is thrown, let's take some time to remember the Championship Series. When we look back at this postseason, which moments will reach back through our foggy memories and say, "This! This!" OK, besides Trevor Bauer's finger.
Let's take a look.
Best offensive play
Anthony Rizzo breaks a slump, Javier Báez gets aggressive, Mike Napoli starts a party and Miguel Montero hits a magnificent grand slam.

Best defensive play
Carlos Santana and Rizzo make series-ending catches and Francisco Lindor and Baez dazzle.

Best pitching performance
Clayton Kershaw does Clayton Kershaw things in NLCS Game 2, the Cleveland bullpen comes up big, Ryan Merritt does so well that strangers buy him gifts and Kyle Hendricks propels the Cubs to the Fall Classic.