_ The situation: With the game tied 2-2 entering the bottom of the sixth inning, Cubs manager Joe Maddon took starter Jose Quintana out of the game in favor of reliever Hector Rondon. Chris Taylor stepped into the box to lead off for the Dodgers.
_ What happened next: Rondon, who was left off the division series roster but replaced Justin Wilson for the best-of-seven National League Championship Series, started Taylor off with a fastball for a ball. Rondon's second pitch was a 97-mph four-seam fastball that Taylor jumped on and lined over the wall in right-center to give the Dodgers a 3-2 advantage.
_ The aftermath: The Dodgers rode the momentum and scored two more runs in the seventh on a Yasiel Puig home run and a Justin Turner RBI single. Those runs effectively put the game away as the Cubs were unable to rally in the 5-2 loss.
_ The reaction: "People use that word 'poise' a lot, but (Taylor) has poise. And in big spots, he has the ability to zone in and swing at strikes and take balls. So he has done that all year for us. To get that big homer to right-center really didn't surprise us. (It's) just another thing to add to his special season." _ Dodgers manager Dave Roberts
