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The Cubs took a giant leap forward in their journey to the franchise’s firstWorld Series appearance since1945.With bold baserunningand timely late-inning hitting, the Cubs topped the Dodgers 8-4 on Saturday at WrigleyField to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven NationalLeague Championship Series.MORE: Postseason oddities you might not knowWhile there is plenty of time left in the series, Chicago’s win does go a long way, historically speaking. Since the NLCSwent to seven games 30 years ago,the team that has wonGame 1 has a 21-9 (.700) series record.Three takeaways from Chicago’s win.1. Dave Roberts’ gambles don’ Ozzie Guillen Jersey t pay off this time. In Game 5 of the NLDSagainst the Nationals, LA’s manager made bold moves, bringing in his closer, Kenley Jansen, in the seventh inning and Clayton Kershaw for the save. On Saturday, his moves failed to work in his favor; Roberts decided to intentionally walk Jayson Heyward and ChrisCoghlan to load the bases in the eighth inning of a tied game to force the Cubs to pinch-hit for Luke Appling Jersey closer Aroldis Chapman. The result? A grand slam by pinchhitterMiguel Montero.MORE: Must-see NLCS photos2.Kenta Maeda struggledagain.The rookie right-handerallowed four runsover threeinnings in a Game 3 lo s against the Nationals in the NLDS and didn’t fare much better Saturday. Maeda lasted just four innings, allowing three runs on four hits as he suffered his fourth consecutive bad outingdating to Sept. 27. Over that time,Maeda owns a9.88 ERA. The Dodgers bullpen did a great job keeping them in the game for 3 2/3 innings, and LA’sbats finallycame to life in the top of the eighth with two runs to tie the game. Unfortunatelyfor the Dodgers,Chicago responded with five runs with two outs in the bottom half.3. Anthony Rizzo andAddison Ru sell continue to disappoint in the postseason.The Cubs’ 3 through 6 hitters entered with a .103 average and13 strikeouts, butBenZobrist andJasonHeyward did show some life in Game 1 with a double and a triple, respectively. Rizzo andRu sell continue to be unproductive.After going hitle s Saturday, the duo is a combined 2 for 39 this postseason with zero RBIs. Luckily for the Cubs, others have found a way to pickup the slack.MORE: Baez steals home, makes Wrigley fans deliriousHighlightMontero gave the Cubs a 7-3 lead with a grand slam to right field off Joe Blanton. What’s nextGame 2:Dodgersat Cubs, 8 p.m. ETSunday, Fox Sports 1 After converting a save in Game 5 of the Yoan Moncada Jersey NLDS, Kershaw (12-4, 1.69 ERA) takes the mound looking to end his postseason struggles as a starter. The three-time Cy Young Award winneris 3-6 with a 4.79 ERA in 16 playoff games (12 starts). Toeing the rubber for the Cubs will be Kyle Hendricks (16-8,2.13 ERA), whowas 9-2 with a 1.32 ERA in 15 home games this year.