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Bill Plaschke: For Dodgers, all signs are pointing to first World Series since 1988

CHICAGO - The Dodgers are so close to the World Series, you can hear it coming.

It crept up with the clank of Chris Taylor's home run off a center-field roof.

It slipped nearer with the bang of Andre Ethier's home run off a right-field scoreboard.

Then, finally, on a classically fall Tuesday night, it descended upon all of Wrigley Field with a shhhhh that cloaked the hearty fans as if they were strangled by ivy.

It's almost here. The Dodgers are now just one win from their first World Series appearance in 29 years after a 6-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs

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