 Chicago 's win clinched the team 's 15th postseason berth in franchise history , their first in 9 years since losing in the 1989 National League Championship Series . The Cubs ' presence in the postseason , playing for a spot in the World Series , led several sportswriters to reference the Curse of the Billy Goat and the difficulties the Cubs ' had faced since 1945 . The Billy Goat story suggests that Billy Sianis cursed the Cubs after he and his goat were asked to leave game four of the 1945 World Series . The playoff berth matched the Cubs with the Atlanta Braves in the NLDS , where the Cubs were swept three games to none . The Cubs have not made the World Series since 1945 and have not won a title since 1908 . 
 Chicago <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>win clinched the team <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>15th postseason berth in franchise history , their first in 9 years since losing in the 1989 National League Championship Series . The Cubs <a href='null_genetive' title='3'><mark>'</mark></a>presence in the postseason , playing for a spot in the World Series , led several sportswriters to reference the Curse of the Billy Goat and the difficulties the Cubs ' <a href='been_done' title='4'><mark>had</mark></a> faced since 1945 . The Billy Goat story <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>suggests</mark></a> that Billy Sianis cursed the Cubs after he and his goat <a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>were</mark></a> asked to leave game four of the 1945 World Series . The playoff berth matched the Cubs with the Atlanta Braves in the NLDS , where the Cubs <a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>were</mark></a> swept three games to none . The Cubs <a href='been_done' title='8'><mark>have</mark></a> not made the World Series since 1945 and <a href='been_done' title='9'><mark>have</mark></a> not won <a href='None' title='10'><mark>a</mark></a><a href='negative_concord' title='11'><mark>title</mark></a> since 1908 . 
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