MLB: Florida 9, Chicago Cubs 6

CHICAGO, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Rookie Miguel Cabrera homered and drove in four runs Wednesday night as Florida advanced to the World Series with a 9-6 triumph over the Chicago Cubs.

Josh Beckett tossed four superb innings of relief in Game 7 of the National League Championship Series to add another chapter to the history of baseball's lovable losers.

Florida advanced to the World Series for the second time in seven years and became just the fourth team to erase a 3-1 LCS deficit.

An eight-run eighth inning in Game 6 -- keyed by fan Steve Bartman interfering with a potential foulout -- resulted in the decisive game.

Chicago's Kerry Wood gave up a three-run homer to Cabrera in the opening inning Wednesday night.

Chicago tied it on a homer by Wood and took the lead on a homer by Moises Alou, but Florida went in front for good with three runs in the fifth.