Daniel Murphy was named the MVP of the NLCS as the New York Mets completed a sweep of the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night.

Murphy hit a two-run home run in the eighth inning of New York's 8-3 win, the sixth straight postseason game in which he has homered. The run is a Major League record.

"I can't explain why the balls keep going out of the ballpark, but they do," Murphy said.

"And we keep winning ballgames, which is the most important part and the coolest part."

Murphy also joined Lou Gehrig as the only players with seven straight postseason games with a hit, a run and an RBI.