l ins . ▁The ▁C ubs , ▁by ▁virtue ▁of ▁being ▁a ▁division ▁winner , ▁had ▁the ▁home ▁field ▁advantage . ▁The ▁Mar l ins ▁came ▁back ▁from ▁a ▁three ▁games ▁to ▁one ▁def ic it ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁series ▁in ▁seven ▁games , ▁adv ancing ▁to ▁the ▁World ▁Series ▁against ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Yan ke es , ▁whom ▁they ▁defeated ▁in ▁six ▁games . ▁ ▁Background ▁The ▁two ▁teams ▁were ▁vict orious ▁in ▁the ▁N L ▁Division ▁Series ▁( NL DS ), ▁with ▁the ▁C ubs ▁defe ating ▁the ▁East ▁Division ▁champion ▁Atlanta ▁Bra ves ▁three ▁games ▁to ▁two , ▁and ▁the ▁Mar l ins ▁defe ating ▁the ▁West ▁Division ▁champion ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Gi ants ▁three ▁games ▁to ▁one . ▁ ▁The ▁series ▁is ▁most ▁remembered ▁for ▁events ▁that ▁unfold ed ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁e ighth ▁in ning ▁of ▁Game ▁ 6 . ▁Not ▁having ▁won ▁a ▁championship ▁since ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁the ▁C ubs ▁had ▁just ▁taken ▁two ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁games ▁in ▁Miami , ▁with ▁the ▁final ▁two ▁games ▁at ▁W rig ley ▁Field ▁in ▁Chicago . ▁The ▁C ubs ▁also ▁had ▁their ▁best ▁two ▁pitch ers , ▁Mark ▁Prior ▁and ▁Ker ry ▁Wood , ▁sl ated ▁to ▁start ▁the ▁final ▁two ▁games . ▁With ▁the ▁C ubs ▁leading ▁ 3 – 0 ▁and ▁just ▁five ▁out s ▁away ▁from ▁their ▁first ▁World ▁Series ▁since ▁, ▁Steve ▁Bart man , ▁a ▁fan , ▁reached ▁for ▁the ▁f oul ▁ball ▁hit ▁by ▁Luis ▁Cast illo