Waxan ku soo koobayaa qodobkaan - Horyaalka Qaranka, Cubs waxay la ciyaareen Atlanta, Prior wuxuu bilaabay ciyaartii 3aad ee ay la ciyaareen ex-Cub Greg Maddux. Prior wuxuu u ogolaaday laba hits iyo hal orod, wuxuu tuuray ciyaar dhameystiran wuxuuna garaacay todobo markii ay Cubs ku guuleysteen 3<unk>1. Kadib shan ciyaarood oo ay ku guuleysteen Braves, Cubs waxay la kulmeen Florida Marlins ee NL Championship Series. Prior wuxuu ku soo galay wareega siddeedaad ee Ciyaarta 2, isagoo u oggolaaday seddex orod (laba la helay) wuxuuna garaacay shan kulan guushii 12<unk>3, ka hor inta uusan mar kale qabsan mound-ka Ciyaarta 6. Muddo toddobo wareeg ah, wuxuu tuuray kubad aan dhibco lahayn, isagoo u oggolaanaya kaliya seddex hits maadaama Cubs ay hogaanka u heleen 3-0. Markii Mike Mordecai uu ka soo horjeestay si uu u bilaabo wareega siddeedaad, Cubs waxay ahaayeen shan outs oo ka fogaaday ciyaaritaankoodii ugu horeeyay ee World Series tan iyo 1945. Kadib, Juan Pierre wuxuu dhaliyay labo gool, isagoo keenay Luis Castillo, oo kubbad khalad ah ku dhuftay khadka bidix ee khadka bidix ee uu ciyaaryahanka Moisés Alou ku raacday. kubada ayaa ku soo dhacday geeska garoonka, Steve Bartman
, oo ah taageere, ayaa u gaaray, isaga oo ka hortagaya Alou inuu qabsado. Castillo wuu iska tagay, Prior iyo Cubs marnaba kama aysan soo kaban falkaasi. Prior wuxuu la halgamayay amarkiisa wuxuuna ka tanaasulay hogaanka isagoo ka caawiyay ciyaar difaac oo liidata, gaar ahaan kubad dhulka laga soo tuuray oo uu soo tuuray Alex Gonzalez oo laga yaabo inay keentay ciyaar labalaab ah. Kadib markii Derrek Lee uu dhaliyay RBI laba jeer isaga oo ciyaarta isku dhejiyay oo orodyahannada dhigay kaalinta labaad iyo saddexaad, Prior ayaa laga saaray ciyaarta waxaana lagu beddelay Kyle Farnsworth. Marlins ayaa dhaliyay sideed rikoor wareegaas, Prior ayaa lagu eedeeyay khasaaraha guuldaradii 8-3. Cubs ayaa ku guuldareystay kulankii 7aad, 94 sano oo ay ku jireen tartanka World Series ayaa sii socday.