Ku qor sii socodka faqradan - Iyada oo loo magacaabay kaalinta labaad ee horyaalka qaranka ee 2017 xilli ciyaareedka dambe, Qaranku waxay la kulmeen kaalinta saddexaad, horyaalka qaranka ee bartamaha Chicago Cubs, kuwaas oo, sida guuleystayaasha taxanaha adduunka ee 2016
, waxay difaacayeen horyaalkoodii ugu horeeyay tan iyo 1908. Bishii Oktoobar 4, 2017, Cubs waxay ku dhawaaqeen in Kyle Hendricks uu bilaabi doono Ciyaarta 1aad ee Taxanaha Qaybta halka Jon Lester uu bilaabi doono Ciyaarta 2, José Quintana Ciyaarta 3, iyo Jake Arrieta Ciyaarta 4. Bishii Oktoobar 5, Dusty Baker wuxuu ku dhawaaqay in Stephen Strasburg uu bilaabi doono Ciyaarta 1aad ee Qaranka, laakiin ma uusan sheegin bilowga ciyaaraha kale ee NLDS. Qaranka ayaa markii dambe ku dhawaaqay in Gio González uu bilaabi doono Ciyaarta 2aad Max Scherzerna uu bilaabi doono Ciyaarta 3aad, taasoo siinaysa Scherzer waqti dheeri ah si uu uga soo kabsado dhaawac ka soo gaaray xididada lugta ee uu soo gaaray bilowgiisii ugu dambeeyay ee xilli ciyaareedka caadiga ah 30-kii Sebtember. Bishii Oktoobar 8, Dusty Baker wuxuu ku dhawaaqay in Tanner Roark uu bilaabi doono Ciyaarta 4.