What is National League Championship Series?
The '''National League Championship Series''' ('''NLCS''') is a [[best-of-seven playoff]] and one of two [[League Championship Series]] comprising the penultimate round of [[Major League Baseball]]'s (MLB) [[postseason]]. It is contested by the winners of the two [[National League]] (NL) [[Division Series]]. The winner of the NLCS wins the NL [[pennant]] and advances to the [[World Series]], MLB's championship series, to play the winner of the [[American League]]'s (AL) [[Championship Series]]. The NLCS began in 1969 as a best-of-five playoff and used this format until 1985, when it changed to a best-of-seven format..<ref>{{Cite web|last=admin|title=Warren Giles – Society for American Baseball Research|url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/warren-giles/|access-date=2024-11-26|language=en-US}}</ref> ==History== In 1969, the LCS began play as the leagues were expanded to two divisions. Initially, it was a best-of-five series. In 1985, it became best-of-seven. Since 1995, the two winners from the [[National League Division Series]] advance to the NLCS. == References == {{Reflist}}{{MLB}}{{sport-stub}} [[Category:National League]]