<prompt> Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - MuNL Division Series, maCubs akatarisana neAtlanta, uye Prior akatanga Mutambo 3 neaichimbova Cub Greg Maddux. Prior akabvumidza zvibodzwa zviviri uye imwe run, achikanda mutambo wakazara uye achirova manomwe sezvo maCubs akakunda 31. Nemitambo mishanu yekukunda Braves, maCubs akatarisana neFlorida Marlins muNL Championship Series. Prior akaisa muInning yechisere muMutambo 2, achibvumira matatu maviri akawana uye achirova mashanu mukukunda kwe12 3, asati atora gomo zvakare muMutambo 6. Kwemainings manomwe, akakandira bhora risina zvibodzwa, achibvumira matatu chete ekupwanya sezvo maCubs akatungamira 30. Apo Mike Mordecai akabhururuka achienda kunomurwisa kuti atange wechisere, vana vakanga vari kunze kwemashanu kubva mukutamba muWorld Series yavo yokutanga chibviro cha1945. Ipapo, Juan Pierre akarova kaviri, achiunza Luis Castillo, uyo akarova bhora rakaipa pasi pemutsara wenhandare kuruboshwe uyo mutambi wenhandare Moisés Alou akadzingirira. Bhora rakaburukira kumucheto kwedare, uye Steve Bartman  <response>: , mutsigiri, akasvika pairi, achidzivisa Alou kuita kubata. Castillo akapfuurira kufamba, uye Prior neCubs havana kutongopora kubva muchinoitika chacho. Prior akarwa nehutungamiri hwake uye akasiya kutungamira achibatsirwa nekutamba kwakashata kwekudzivirira, kunyanya bhora rakaputirwa pasi ne shortstop Alex Gonzalez izvo zvingadai zvakakonzera kutamba kaviri. Mushure mokunge Derrek Lee arova RBI kaviri kubva kwaari iyo yakabatanidza mutambo uye yakaisa vamhanyi panzvimbo yechipiri neyechitatu, Prior akabviswa mumutambo uye akatsiviwa naKyle Farnsworth. MaMarlins akapfuurira kunyorera masere inning iyoyo, uye Prior akapomerwa mhosva yekurasikirwa nekukunda 8-3. VaCubs vakaramba vachirasikirwa neMutambo 7, uye kuoma kwavo kweWorld Series kwemakore 94 kwakaramba kuchienderera mberi. 