The epic 10-inning Game 7 that ended the Cubs 108-year World Series drought was a fitting end to the Cubs historic 2016 season. The year was marked with soaring successes from beginning to end, piling up wins and memorable plays. The Cubs wrapped up the regular season with 103 wins, the best record in baseball. The postseason saw a rollercoaster ride with huge wins, clutch play and frustrating hitting droughts. Looking in the rearview mirror, here is the season that lead up to the World Series championship.

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A April 7 14 @ 6 Christian Petersen / Getty Images After Kyle Schwarber's season-ending knee injury in the second inning, the Cubs storm back from a 4-2 deficit to score 12 runs and roll to a 14-6 win over the Diamondbacks . B April 21 16 @ 0 John Minchillo / AP Kris Bryant hits two home runs and drives in six runs, but he's upstaged as Jake Arrieta throws the second no-hitter of his career in a 16-0 pounding of the Reds. C May 8 4 vs. 3 Nancy Stone / Chicago Tribune The Cubs frustrate the Nationals by walking slugger Bryce Harper six times, and Javier Baez homers in the bottom of the 13th for a 4-3 win that caps a four-game sweep. D May 20 8 @ 1 AP, Getty Images Jason Heyward scampers nearly 90 feet to make an over-the-shoulder catch of Denard Span 's drive before crashing into the fence in right-center and suffering a deep bruise near his right ribs and hip. Heyward's catch in the first sparks the Cubs to an 8-1 win in San Francisco. E May 25 9 @ 8 Nuccio DiNuzzo / Chicago Tribune Jake Arrieta allows four earned runs for the first time in 30 starts, but Kris Bryant hits a three-run homer in the sixth and Hector Rondon retires Jedd Gyorko with the tying and winning runs on base to preserve a 9-8 win over the Cardinals. F June 19 10 vs. 5 Nuccio DiNuzzo / Chicago Tribune Rookie Willson Contreras debuts with a two-run homer on the first major-league pitch he sees, and the Cubs slug five home runs en route to a 10-5 win over the Pirates, completing a three-game sweep and extending their lead in the NL Central to 12 1/2 games. G June 28 7 @ 2 John Minchillo / AP In what is now known as the "Left-Field Game," relievers Travis Wood , Spencer Patton and Pedro Strop each play left in the late stages of a 7-2, 15-inning victory over the Reds. H July 10 6 @ 5 Gene J. Puskar / AP In the closest thing to a "must-win" game, the Cubs snap a five-game losing streak with a 6-5 win in Pittsburgh and end the first half with a seven-game lead. I July 31 7 vs. 6 Nancy Stone / Chicago Tribune Pitcher Jon Lester comes off the bench to execute a squeeze bunt in the bottom of the 12th for a 7-6 win over the Mariners after trailing 6-0 through three innings. J Aug. 16 4 vs 1 Nuccio DiNuzzo / Chicago Tribune First baseman Anthony Rizzo steps on the wall along the right-field line at Wrigley Field , reaches into the stands to snare a foul ball and manages to retain his balance in a gold-medal-worthy performance as the Cubs coast to a 4-1 win over the Brewers. K Aug. 18 9 vs. 6 Jonathan Daniel / Getty Images Kris Bryant boosts his Most Valuable Player credentials with a 5-for-5, two-homer, five-RBI performance in a 9-6 win over the Brewers. L Aug. 23 5 @ 3 Denis Poroy / Getty Images Addison Russell hits the 80-RBI mark, but it's his spectacular stop on a hard grounder by Wil Myers in the eighth that helps preserve a 5-1 victory in San Diego. M Aug. 26 6 @ 4 Jayne Kamin-Oncea / Getty Images Kris Bryant fuels a 6-4 comeback win over the Dodgers with a homer in the eighth and a two-run shot in the 10th to earn chants of "MVP, MVP" at Dodger Stadium. N Aug. 29 8 vs. 7 John Durr / Getty Images Trailing the Pirates by one entering the bottom of the 13th, the Cubs avoid their first three-game losing streak of the second half by rallying on RBI singles from Anthony Rizzo and Miguel Montero for an 8-7 win. O Sept. 12 4 @ 1 Dilip Vishwanat / Getty Images Kyle Hendricks pitches eight no-hit innings before allowing a home run to the Cardinals' Jeremy Hazelbaker, while manager Joe Maddon adds some spice to the Cubs' 4-1 win by cussing out umpire Joe West after getting ejected. P Sept. 16 5 vs. 4 Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune The NL Central title was clinched about 16 hours earlier with the Cardinals' late-night loss to the Giants , and Miguel Montero puts everyone in a festive mood at Wrigley by homering in the 10th for a 5-4 victory over the Brewers.

Postseason

National League Division Series vs. San Francisco Giants Oct. 7 Oct. 8 Oct. 10 Oct. 11 R H R H R H R H SFG CHC 0 1 6 3 SFG CHC 2 5 6 9 CHC SFG 5 6 10 13 CHC SFG 6 5 6 11 NLDS vs. San Francisco Giants Oct. 7 Oct. 8 Oct. 10 Oct. 11 SFG CHC 0 1 SFG CHC 2 5 CHC SFG 5 6 CHC SFG 6 5

Oct. 7 1 vs. 0 Nam Y. Huh / AP Jon Lester outpitched Johnny Cueto with eight shutout innings, and Javier Baez homered into the basket in left field with one out in the eighth inning to give the Cubs a 1-0 victory. Baez's homer stopped San Francisco's postseason scoreless streak at 23 innings dating to the World Series in 2014. Oct. 8 5 vs. 2 Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune Pitchers can hit too. Cubs starter Kyle Hendricks hit a two-run, bloop single in a three-run second inning, and Travis Wood became the first relief pitcher since 1924 to hit a postseason home run, helping the Cubs beat Jeff Samardzija and the Giants 5-2. Wood also joined Rick Sutcliffe (1984) and Kerry Wood (2003) as the only Cubs pitchers to go deep in the postseason. Oct. 10 5 @ 6 Ben Margot / AP In his fifth inning of relief, Cubs pitcher Mike Montgomery ran out of gas in the 13th. Joe Panik doubled off the wall in right-center to drive in the winning run in a 6-5 Giants victory. Conor Gillaspie's go-ahead triple in the eighth off Aroldis Chapman helped the Giants rally from a three-run deficit and win their 10th straight game when facing postseason elimination. Oct. 11 6 @ 5 Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune The Cubs rallied for four runs in the ninth inning to stun the Giants 6-5 and advance to the NL Championship Series. Javier Baez's tiebreaking single capped the comeback against a beleaguered Giants bullpen. Matt Moore had held the Cubs to two hits in eight innings. Cubs closer Aroldis Chapman slammed the door by striking out the side in order in the ninth.

National League Championship Series vs. Los Angeles Dodgers Oct. 15 Oct. 16 Oct. 18 Oct. 19 Oct. 20 Oct. 22 R H R H R H R H R H R H LAD CHC 4 8 9 9 LAD CHC 1 0 3 2 CHC LAD 0 6 4 10 CHC LAD 10 2 13 6 CHC LAD 8 4 13 9 LAD CHC 0 5 2 7 NLCS vs. Los Angeles Dodgers Oct. 15 Oct. 16 Oct. 18 Oct. 19 LAD CHC 4 8 LAD CHC 1 0 CHC LAD 0 6 CHC LAD 10 2 Oct. 20 Oct. 22 CHC LAD 8 4 LAD CHC 0 5

Oct. 15 8 vs. 4 Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune Cubs catcher Miguel Montero snapped an eighth-inning tie with the third pinch-hit grand slam in playoff history as the Cubs beat the Dodgers 8-4. Montero fell behind 0-2 and then launched an 86-mph slider from Joe Blanton into the seats in right to send Wrigley Field into bedlam. Dexter Fowler, who had made two diving catches in center, hit Blanton's next pitch for a homer. Oct. 16 0 vs. 1 Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune Clayton Kershaw shut down the Cubs for seven innings, and Adrian Gonzalez homered off Kyle Hendricks as the Dodgers evened the series with a 1-0 victory. Kershaw retired the first 14 batters and allowed just two hits overall. Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen struck out four in two perfect innings for the save. Oct. 18 0 @ 6 Mark J. Terrill / AP Left-hander Rich Hill baffled Cubs hitters, holding them to two hits in six innings as the Dodgers cruised to a 6-0 victory. Corey Seager had three hits, including a go-ahead single in the third and catcher Yasmani Grandal, who was hitting .105 with no RBIs in the postseason, hit a two-run homer off Jake Arrieta in the fourth inning. Oct. 19 10 @ 2 Jae C. Hong / AP Addison Russell's two-run homer highlighted a four-run fourth inning that stopped the Cubs' 21-inning scoreless streak and sparked a 10-2 victory over the Dodgers. Anthony Rizzo, looking to snap his postseason slump, borrowed teammate Matt Szczur 's bat and came through with three of the Cubs' 13 hits, including a home run, and three RBIs. Oct. 20 8 @ 4 Nuccio DiNuzzo/Chicago Tribune Addison Russell, who broke out of a slump with a key homer on the previous night, hit Dodgers pitcher Joe Blanton's 0-1 hanging slider into the stands in left-center for a tiebreaking two-run homer in the sixth inning as the Cubs beat the Dodgers 8-4. The Cubs jumped on pitcher Kenta Maeda early, and Jon Lester pitched seven sharp innings. Oct. 22 5 vs. 0 Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune Kyle Hendricks outpitched Clayton Kershaw, and Anthony Rizzo and Willson Contreras homered as the Cubs won their first National League pennant since 1945 with a 5-0 victory over the Dodgers. Aroldis Chapman got Yasiel Puig to ground into a game-ending double play, setting off a wild celebration. Second baseman Javier Baez and pitcher Jon Lester shared the NLCS MVP.

World Series vs. Cleveland Indians Oct. 25 Oct. 26 Oct. 28 Oct. 29 Oct. 30 Nov. 1 Nov. 2 R H R H R H R H R H R H R H CHC CLE 0 6 7 10 CHC CLE 5 1 9 4 CLE CHC 1 0 8 5 CLE CHC 7 2 10 7 CLE CHC 2 3 6 7 CHC CLE 9 3 13 6 CHC CLE 8 7 13 11 World Series vs. Cleveland Indians Oct. 25 Oct. 26 Oct. 28 Oct. 29 CHC CLE 0 6 CHC CLE 5 1 CLE CHC 1 0 CLE CHC 7 2 Oct. 30 Nov. 1 Nov. 2 CLE CHC 2 3 CHC CLE 9 3 CHC CLE 8 7

Oct. 25 0 @ 6 Gene J. Puskar / AP Indians pitcher Corey Kluber dominated into the seventh inning, and Roberto Perez hit two home runs and drove in four as the Indians cruised to a 6-0 victory. Indians reliever Andrew Miller escaped a bases-loaded, no-out jam in the seventh and stranded runners at the corners in the eighth. Francisco Lindor had three hits as the Indians improved to 8-1 in the postseason. Oct. 26 5 @ 1 Gene J. Puskar / AP Jake Arrieta took a no-hit bid into the sixth inning, and Kyle Schwarber drove in two runs as the Cubs got even with a 5-1 victory over the Indians. It was their first World Series win since 1945. Arrieta's no-hit bid was the longest in a World Series game since Jerry Koosman of the Mets threw six no-hit innings in 1969. Oct. 28 0 vs. 1 Charlie Riedel / AP Veteran Indians outfielder Coco Crisp delivered a pinch RBI single in the seventh inning, and that was all the Indians needed to beat the Cubs 1-0 in the first World Series game at Wrigley Field since 1945. Indians starter Josh Tomlin went 4 2/3 innings, and relievers Andrew Miller, Bryan Shaw and Cody Allen did the rest as the Indians recorded their record fifth shutout of the postseason. Oct. 29 2 vs. 7 David J. Phillip / AP Corey Kluber pitched six strong innings on short rest, and Jason Kipnis and Carlos Santana homered as the Indians beat the Cubs 7-2 to move one victory away from their first championship since 1948. Kipnis and Santana had three hits each, and Kipnis scored two runs. Dexter Fowler doubled and scored in the first, then homered off Andrew Miller in the eighth. Oct. 30 3 vs. 2 Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune Kris Bryant homered to spark a three-run fourth inning, and Cubs closer Aroldis Chapman preserved the 3-2 victory with the first eight-out save of his big-league career. After Bryant's home run, Anthony Rizzo doubled off the wall in right, took third on Ben Zobrist 's single and scored on Addison Russell's infield single. Nov. 1 9 @ 3 Matt Slocum / AP Addison Russell hit a grand slam and tied a World Series record with six RBIs, and the Cubs took advantage of a huge early misplay in the Indians outfield to win 9-3, forcing Game 7. Kris Bryant homered to spark a three-run first, Russell hit the first World Series slam in 11 years and Jake Arrieta worked into the sixth for the Cubs. Nov. 2 8 @ 7 Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune The Cubs win it all in a 10-inning rollercoaster of a game, despite blowing a four-run lead in the eighth. A 17-minute rain delay in the 10th with the game tied 6-6 put a stop to play. After returning to the field, the Cubs rebounded with clutch run-scoring hits by MVP Ben Zobrist and pinch-hitter Miguel Montero. Dexter Fowler, Javier Baez and David Ross each hit home runs earlier in the game, knocking around Indians pitchers who had dominated earlier in the series.

Sources: Baseball-reference.com, Tribune reporting