Cubs vs Dodgers, NLCS Game 6 | Jon Kuta Photography

Streets of Wrigleyville.

3 hours until first pitch and Wrigleyville is buzzing with excitement.

The Chicago Cubs lead the series 3-2 vs the Los Angeles Dodgers who send ace Clayton Kershaw to the mound on short rest to face Kyle Hendricks and Chicago's rejuvinated bats.

Here we go!

I'm amidst some good company tonight.

The grounds screw finish up below as "In the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins fills the sky above.

Who will face the Cleveland Indians in the World Series?

Kershaw warms up.

Will the Cubs figure out how to hit the guy who held them to a quiet 2 hits in Game 2?

Jim Belushi breaks the ice belting out "Sweet Home Chicago"

Kerry Wood honors Ron Santo as he tosses out the first pitch.

Play ball!

Kyle Hendricks was outdueled by Kershaw in Game 2 of the NLCS just a few days ago.

Tonight, Kyle gave up a first pitch single to leadoff batter Andrew Toles, sending jitters across the crowd..

But Hendricks quickly erases the threat coaxing Corey Seager into a double play.

The professors magic evokes a thunderous eruption from generations of Cubs fans.

Good fortune and even better hitting continues in the bottom of the 1st when Dexter Fowler leads off with a ground rule double and Krys Bryant drives him in with a soft line drive to Right Field.

Cubs 1, Dodgers 0.

Rizzo follows it up reaching base on a fielding error that puts him on 2nd and Bryant on 3rd with no outs.

Zobrist steps to the plate and sends a ball deep enough to bring Bryant home on a sacrifice fly.

Cubs 2, Dodgers 0.

A wave of growing confidence greets Bryant.

Tonight's is a fun scoresheet to fill out.

On a 2-2 count, Addison Russell gives an 86.4 MPH slider a ride to open the 2nd inning with another lead off double!

The hits keep coming as Dexter Fowler singles on a sharp grounder to left field that drives in Russell from 2nd.

Cubs 3, Dodgers 0, ...and you gotta love this kid.

Tom Ricketts must be as pleased as the 42,386 Cubs fans in attandance and countless others following along elsewhere.

This grin has been plastered on Tim's face for the past two innings.

Despite the rough start, an overworked Kershaw stays in the game to battle Rizzo.

A-to-the-Rizzo crushes a ball to center...

... it falls short but plays a little hide and go seek with Pederson.

With one out, Zobrist would move Rizzo to 3rd on a productive line-out right back to Pederson.

The Cubs would go silently but their early 3-0 lead is all the confidence this team and their fans would need.