<Table> <Tr> <Td> ← 2016 </Td> <Td> NLCS </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> ← 2016 </Td> <Td> NLCS </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <P> The 2017 National League Championship Series was a best - of - seven playoff pitting the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Chicago Cubs for the National League pennant and the right to play in the 2017 World Series . The series was a rematch of the 2016 NLCS, which Chicago won four games to two en route to their first World Series victory since 1908 . This was just the 10th time two teams have met in at least two straight League Championship Series, which have existed since divisional play began in 1969 . The Dodgers beat the Cubs in five games to win the NL pennant for the first time in 29 years, their last one in 1988 . </P> <P> This was first time in history that the NLCS and ALCS teams were from the four most populous U.S. cities: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Houston . </P>

Who is playing for the national league championship