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Wednesday, November 2, 2016
MLB Postseason Scoreboard for Game 6 of the 2016 World Series on November 1,2016 from ESPN.GO.COM
Chapman, Cubs stop Indians, cut World Series deficit to 3-2
CHICAGO -- They have waited 108 years for a championship. So with this World Series on the verge of slipping away, the Chicago Cubs could not wait any longer.
Manager Joe Maddon summoned closer Aroldis Chapman from the bullpen in the seventh inning for the first eight-out save of his big league career, a desperate move in a dire situation with the Cubs needing to hold off the Cleveland Indians in Game 5.
As nervous fans fretted at Wrigley Field, the big Cuban left-hander fired his 100 mph heat over and over, preserving a 3-2 win Sunday night that cut Cleveland's Series lead to 3-2.
"I didn't expect to come in so early, but I mentally prepared myself," Chapman said through a translator. "I was ready to come in at a moment's notice."
The crowd of 41,711 erupted when Jose Ramirez, who had homered earlier, foul tipped a 101 mph offering at the outside corner into the glove of catcher Willson Contreras for the final out.
A white flag with a blue "W" was raised atop Wrigley Field after a Series win for the first time since Oct. 8, 1945, in Game 6 over Detroit. Fans stayed long after the final out and sang "Sweet Home Chicago" as Cubs returned to the field for media interviews.
"High anxiety," first baseman Anthony Rizzo said. "A lot of deep breaths. Every pitch gets bigger and bigger as the game goes on. It's unbelievable. Great win here. We sent these fans off with a win. Now we have to go to Cleveland and win."
Chicago, which led the majors this year with 103 regular-season wins, will try to extend its season again Tuesday night when Cubs right-hander Jake Arrieta faces Josh Tomlin. The Cubs are trying to become the first club to overcome a 3-1 Series deficit since the 1985 Kansas City Royals and the first to do it by winning Games 6 and 7 on the road since the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates.
Seeking its first title since 1948, Cleveland is in search of its third-ever title and has won the championship at home just once, in 1920. Over 67,000 showed up at Progressive Field just to watch the three road games on the video board.
"It's going to be crazy. It's going to be nuts," first baseman Mike Napoli said. "They're going to be pretty fired up, and they're going to get us going."
Chapman, obtained from the Yankees in July, hadn't pitched in the seventh inning since 2012. He took a chug of water from a plastic bottle on the left-field bullpen mound when Maddon called him in with a runner on.
"That was a big ask, and he answered," Indians manager Terry Francona said. "That was impressive."
Of Chapman's 42 pitches, 15 flew in at 100 mph or faster.
"It's something you can't normally do during the season without beating somebody up too badly," Maddon said. . "But I talked to Chappy before the game. He was aware of being ready in the seventh inning. So we had that all in play."
Chapman struck out four, raising his total to eight over five innings in three Series appearances.
"This guy's used to just getting three outs," Cubs starter Jon Lester said. "He was fired up. We were all fired up to get through that."
With the crowd at the Friendly Confines desperate, Kris Bryant homered to start a three-run burst in the fourth off Trevor Bauer that gave Lester a 3-1 lead. The Indians nicked Lester for a run in the sixth, and Carl Edwards Jr. took over to begin the seventh with a 3-2 edge.
Chapman came in with a runner on second and one out and retired Roberto Perez on an inning-ending groundout with two on as fans screamed. After Rajai Davis stole second and third in the eighth, Francisco Lindor took a 101 mph pitch at the knees for an inning-ending called third strike, then stood in the batter's box for nearly 20 seconds in anger and frustration.
Chapman finished with a 1-2-3 ninth. He threw 35 fastballs, six sliders and one changeup.
Lester, the Game 1 loser, improved to 4-1 in Series play by allowing two runs and six hits .
Ramirez homered in the second to put the Indians ahead, and Cleveland closed within a run in the sixth when Davis singled, stole second scored on a two-out single by Lindor , who is hitting .421 in the Series.
Bauer, his pinkie seemingly healed from a cut sustained while playing with a toy drone during the AL Championship Series, dropped to 0-2 in the Series, giving up three runs and six hits in four innings .
After a pair of relatively balmy autumn nights on the North Side, the temperature dropped to 50 degrees at game time and a 10 mph win added chill. Maddon wore a Cubs ski hat with a blue pompom rather than a baseball cap.
Bryant, in a 1-for-15 slide, led off the fourth by driving a fastball into the left-field bleachers, where a fan in the first row dropped it.
Rizzo sent the next pitch off the ivy on the right-field wall for a double, admiring its flight before hustling, took third on Ben Zobrist's single and came home with the go-ahead run when Addison Russell reached out and topped a pitch down the third-base line for an infield single.
Jason Heyward took a called third strike, slumping Javier Baez dropped a bunt down the third-base line for a single that loaded the bases and Ross, a 39-year-old making perhaps his final big league start, hit a sacrifice fly for a 3-1 lead.
"We're writing our own history. We're making history. Why stop?" Russell said. "This is entertaining to us. It's fun, and we live for this."
CARBON COPY
Ross allowed Santana's second-inning foul pop to glance off his glove and Rizzo batted the ball in the air with his bare hand, then gloved it. It was similar to Game 6 in 1980, when Philadelphia first baseman Pete Rose grabbed Frank White's foul pop after it nicked off catcher Bob Boone.
WEB GEM
Heyward grabbed onto the brick wall in the right-field corner in the third, then reached back to catch Bauer's wind-blown foul fly.
MOVING ON
This was the last game with the bullpens in foul territory at Wrigley, where new pens under the bleachers are to open next season. Zobrist had to climb the mound to catch Kipnis' seventh-inning fly.
Cleveland Indians
Manager Joe Maddon summoned closer Aroldis Chapman from the bullpen in the seventh inning for the first eight-out save of his big league career, a desperate move in a dire situation with the Cubs needing to hold off the Cleveland Indians in Game 5.
As nervous fans fretted at Wrigley Field, the big Cuban left-hander fired his 100 mph heat over and over, preserving a 3-2 win Sunday night that cut Cleveland's Series lead to 3-2.
"I didn't expect to come in so early, but I mentally prepared myself," Chapman said through a translator. "I was ready to come in at a moment's notice."
The crowd of 41,711 erupted when Jose Ramirez, who had homered earlier, foul tipped a 101 mph offering at the outside corner into the glove of catcher Willson Contreras for the final out.
A white flag with a blue "W" was raised atop Wrigley Field after a Series win for the first time since Oct. 8, 1945, in Game 6 over Detroit. Fans stayed long after the final out and sang "Sweet Home Chicago" as Cubs returned to the field for media interviews.
"High anxiety," first baseman Anthony Rizzo said. "A lot of deep breaths. Every pitch gets bigger and bigger as the game goes on. It's unbelievable. Great win here. We sent these fans off with a win. Now we have to go to Cleveland and win."
Chicago, which led the majors this year with 103 regular-season wins, will try to extend its season again Tuesday night when Cubs right-hander Jake Arrieta faces Josh Tomlin. The Cubs are trying to become the first club to overcome a 3-1 Series deficit since the 1985 Kansas City Royals and the first to do it by winning Games 6 and 7 on the road since the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates.
Seeking its first title since 1948, Cleveland is in search of its third-ever title and has won the championship at home just once, in 1920. Over 67,000 showed up at Progressive Field just to watch the three road games on the video board.
"It's going to be crazy. It's going to be nuts," first baseman Mike Napoli said. "They're going to be pretty fired up, and they're going to get us going."
Chapman, obtained from the Yankees in July, hadn't pitched in the seventh inning since 2012. He took a chug of water from a plastic bottle on the left-field bullpen mound when Maddon called him in with a runner on.
"That was a big ask, and he answered," Indians manager Terry Francona said. "That was impressive."
Of Chapman's 42 pitches, 15 flew in at 100 mph or faster.
"It's something you can't normally do during the season without beating somebody up too badly," Maddon said. . "But I talked to Chappy before the game. He was aware of being ready in the seventh inning. So we had that all in play."
Chapman struck out four, raising his total to eight over five innings in three Series appearances.
"This guy's used to just getting three outs," Cubs starter Jon Lester said. "He was fired up. We were all fired up to get through that."
With the crowd at the Friendly Confines desperate, Kris Bryant homered to start a three-run burst in the fourth off Trevor Bauer that gave Lester a 3-1 lead. The Indians nicked Lester for a run in the sixth, and Carl Edwards Jr. took over to begin the seventh with a 3-2 edge.
Chapman came in with a runner on second and one out and retired Roberto Perez on an inning-ending groundout with two on as fans screamed. After Rajai Davis stole second and third in the eighth, Francisco Lindor took a 101 mph pitch at the knees for an inning-ending called third strike, then stood in the batter's box for nearly 20 seconds in anger and frustration.
Chapman finished with a 1-2-3 ninth. He threw 35 fastballs, six sliders and one changeup.
Lester, the Game 1 loser, improved to 4-1 in Series play by allowing two runs and six hits .
Ramirez homered in the second to put the Indians ahead, and Cleveland closed within a run in the sixth when Davis singled, stole second scored on a two-out single by Lindor , who is hitting .421 in the Series.
Bauer, his pinkie seemingly healed from a cut sustained while playing with a toy drone during the AL Championship Series, dropped to 0-2 in the Series, giving up three runs and six hits in four innings .
After a pair of relatively balmy autumn nights on the North Side, the temperature dropped to 50 degrees at game time and a 10 mph win added chill. Maddon wore a Cubs ski hat with a blue pompom rather than a baseball cap.
Bryant, in a 1-for-15 slide, led off the fourth by driving a fastball into the left-field bleachers, where a fan in the first row dropped it.
Rizzo sent the next pitch off the ivy on the right-field wall for a double, admiring its flight before hustling, took third on Ben Zobrist's single and came home with the go-ahead run when Addison Russell reached out and topped a pitch down the third-base line for an infield single.
Jason Heyward took a called third strike, slumping Javier Baez dropped a bunt down the third-base line for a single that loaded the bases and Ross, a 39-year-old making perhaps his final big league start, hit a sacrifice fly for a 3-1 lead.
"We're writing our own history. We're making history. Why stop?" Russell said. "This is entertaining to us. It's fun, and we live for this."
CARBON COPY
Ross allowed Santana's second-inning foul pop to glance off his glove and Rizzo batted the ball in the air with his bare hand, then gloved it. It was similar to Game 6 in 1980, when Philadelphia first baseman Pete Rose grabbed Frank White's foul pop after it nicked off catcher Bob Boone.
WEB GEM
Heyward grabbed onto the brick wall in the right-field corner in the third, then reached back to catch Bauer's wind-blown foul fly.
MOVING ON
This was the last game with the bullpens in foul territory at Wrigley, where new pens under the bleachers are to open next season. Zobrist had to climb the mound to catch Kipnis' seventh-inning fly.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Cleveland - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Jon Lester pitching for Chicago | CLE | CHC |
| Davis struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Kipnis struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Lindor struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Trevor Bauer pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CHC |
| Fowler struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Bryant struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Rizzo flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jon Lester pitching for Chicago | CLE | CHC |
| Napoli popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Santana fouled out to catcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Ramírez homered to left (383 feet). | 1 | 0 |
| Guyer grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Trevor Bauer pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CHC |
| Zobrist lined out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Russell singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Heyward struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| Báez struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jon Lester pitching for Chicago | CLE | CHC |
| Pérez fouled out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Bauer fouled out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Davis lined out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Trevor Bauer pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CHC |
| Ross grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Lester struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| Fowler lined out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jon Lester pitching for Chicago | CLE | CHC |
| Kipnis bunt grounded out to catcher. | 1 | 0 |
| Lindor flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Napoli fouled out to catcher. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Trevor Bauer pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CHC |
| Bryant homered to left center (387 feet). | 1 | 1 |
| Rizzo doubled to deep right. | 1 | 1 |
| Zobrist singled to right, Rizzo to third. | 1 | 1 |
| Russell reached on infield single to third, Rizzo scored, Zobrist to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Heyward struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| Báez reached on bunt single to third, Zobrist to third, Russell to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Ross hit sacrifice fly to left, Zobrist scored. | 1 | 3 |
| Lester struck out looking. | 1 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jon Lester pitching for Chicago | CLE | CHC |
| Santana doubled to right. | 1 | 3 |
| Ramírez grounded out to shortstop, Santana to third. | 1 | 3 |
| Guyer struck out looking. | 1 | 3 |
| Pérez grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Mike Clevinger pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CHC |
| Clevinger relieved Bauer. | 1 | 3 |
| Fowler flied out to left. | 1 | 3 |
| Bryant walked. | 1 | 3 |
| Rizzo lined out to center. | 1 | 3 |
| Bryant stole second, Bryant safe at third on throwing error by catcher Pérez. | 1 | 3 |
| Zobrist walked. | 1 | 3 |
| Russell lined out to right. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jon Lester pitching for Chicago | CLE | CHC |
| Crisp hit for Clevinger. | 1 | 3 |
| Crisp grounded out to third. | 1 | 3 |
| Davis singled to shallow left. | 1 | 3 |
| Davis stole second. | 1 | 3 |
| Kipnis struck out looking. | 1 | 3 |
| Lindor singled to center, Davis scored. | 2 | 3 |
| Lindor caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 2 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Bryan Shaw pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CHC |
| Shaw relieved Clevinger. | 2 | 3 |
| Heyward struck out looking. | 2 | 3 |
| Báez struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| Montero hit for Ross. | 2 | 3 |
| Montero struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Carl Edwards pitching for Chicago | CLE | CHC |
| Edwards Jr. relieved Lester. | 2 | 3 |
| Contreras catching. | 2 | 3 |
| Napoli singled to left. | 2 | 3 |
| Napoli to second on passed ball by Contreras. | 2 | 3 |
| Santana flied out to left. | 2 | 3 |
| Chapman relieved Edwards Jr.. | 2 | 3 |
| Ramírez struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| Guyer hit by pitch. | 2 | 3 |
| Pérez grounded out to second. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Bryan Shaw pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CHC |
| Contreras grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 3 |
| Allen relieved Shaw. | 2 | 3 |
| Gomes catching. | 2 | 3 |
| Fowler hit by pitch. | 2 | 3 |
| Fowler stole second. | 2 | 3 |
| Bryant struck out looking. | 2 | 3 |
| Rizzo intentionally walked. | 2 | 3 |
| Zobrist popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Aroldis Chapman pitching for Chicago | CLE | CHC |
| Gomes struck out looking. | 2 | 3 |
| Davis reached on infield single to first. | 2 | 3 |
| Davis stole second. | 2 | 3 |
| Kipnis fouled out to left. | 2 | 3 |
| Davis stole third. | 2 | 3 |
| Lindor struck out looking. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Cody Allen pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CHC |
| Russell struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| Heyward singled to right center. | 2 | 3 |
| Heyward stole second. | 2 | 3 |
| Báez struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| Heyward stole third. | 2 | 3 |
| Chapman struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Aroldis Chapman pitching for Chicago | CLE | CHC |
| Napoli grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 3 |
| Santana flied out to right. | 2 | 3 |
| Ramírez struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Cleveland Indians
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .200 | .294 | .267 |
| Kipnis 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .238 | .273 | .476 |
| Lindor SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .421 | .476 | .474 |
| Napoli 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .200 | .294 | .200 |
| Santana LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .267 | .421 | .533 |
| Ramírez 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .300 | .333 | .500 |
| Guyer RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .143 | .455 | .143 |
| Pérez C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .188 | .278 | .563 |
Allen P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Bauer P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
a-Crisp PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .286 | .286 | .429 |
Shaw P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Gomes C
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 142 | |||
| a-grounded to third for M Clevinger in the 6th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Santana (1, Lester) HR: Ramírez (1, 2nd inning off Lester 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: Ramírez (2), Lindor (2) 2-out RBI: Ramírez, Lindor Indians RISP: 1-10 (Kipnis 0-2, Santana 0-1, Guyer 0-1, Ramírez 0-2, Lindor 1-2, Pérez 0-2) Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Davis 3 (3, 3rd base off Chapman/Contreras, 2nd base off Lester/Ross, 2nd base off Chapman/Contreras) CS: Lindor (2, 2nd base by Lester/Ross) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Pérez (1, throw) | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL |
| Attendance | 41,711 (101.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:27 |
| Weather | 50 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 10 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Tony Randazzo, First Base - Joe West, Second Base - Sam Holbrook, Third Base - Chris Guccione, Left Field - John Hirschbeck, Right Field - Marvin Hudson |
MLB Postseason Scoreboard for Game 5 of the 2016 World Series on October 30,2016 from ESPN.GO.COM
Corey Kluber helps Indians by Cubs, to 3-1 World Series lead play
CHICAGO -- One more win and baseball fans everywhere might finally believe in these Cleveland Indians.
That's all it will take for Corey Kluber & Co. to clinch this World Series.
Kluber pitched six sparkling innings on short rest for his second victory this week and the Indians beat the Chicago Cubs 7-2 Saturday night, taking a 3-1 lead and nearing their first championship since 1948.
Jason Kipnis hit a three-run homer in his hometown and Carlos Santana connected for the first of his three hits as manager Terry Francona's team won for the second straight day at Wrigley Field.
Trevor Bauer gets the ball Sunday night when the visiting Indians try for the franchise's third World Series title against Jon Lester and the faltering Cubs.
"I think we like the position we're in, but the task isn't done yet," Kluber said. "We still have one more game to win, and we're going to show up tomorrow and play with the same sense of urgency we've played with until this point. We don't want to let them build up any momentum and let them get back in the series."
Still, not bad for a team that seemed like an underdog all year long.
The Indians topped the defending champion Royals and star-studded Tigers for the AL Central title, then came the postseason. No one thought they would beat Big Papi and Boston, outslug Toronto or ever end their drought before the charmed Cubs, who led the majors with 103 wins.
Well, look who is on the brink of hoisting the hardware.
"We've got one more to get and it's probably going to be the hardest victory of the year, but this is a special night for me and this team to take the first two here," said Kipnis, who grew up a Cubs fan on the north side of Chicago.
Kipnis had three hits and scored two runs as Cleveland moved to 10-2 in this postseason. Francisco Lindor contributed an RBI single, helping Francona improve to 11-1 in the World Series.
The Indians now will try to bring another crown to Cleveland, adding to the one LeBron James and the Cavaliers earned earlier this year.
"We have a ways to go. We're not done," Francona said.
Dexter Fowler doubled and scored in the first for the Cubs, and then homered against Andrew Miller in the eighth. Fowler's drive to left-center was the first homer for Chicago in the World Series since Phil Cavaretta connected in Game 1 in 1945 and the first run allowed by Miller during his dominant postseason.
In between Fowler's two hits, the Cubs came up empty every time they had a chance to put any pressure on Cleveland.
"So we made mistakes. Absolutely, we made mistakes tonight," manager Joe Maddon said. "That was part of it. But then again, we just have to do more offensively to give ourselves a chance."
The Indians won for the second straight day at Wrigley -- those two wins matched the Cubs' entire total of World Series victories in more than a century of playing at their famed ballpark.
"They're obviously doing something right, taking advantage of our mistakes and my mistakes," Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant said.
Pitching on three days' rest for the second time, Kluber allowed five hits, struck out six and walked one. The steady, stoic right-hander, who struck out nine in a dominant performance in Game 1, improved to 4-1 with a 0.89 ERA in five playoff starts this year.
Francona put Santana at first after starting him in left in Game 3, and Mike Napoli was out of the starting lineup for the time in the playoffs. And just like the rest of October, the decision worked out quite well for the Indians.
Santana led off the second with a drive to right against John Lackey, tying it at 1. Santana's third homer of the playoffs silenced the crowd of 41,706, and the Indians seized the momentum from there.
Two throwing errors on Bryant, including one on Kluber's infield single, led to an unearned run that put Cleveland ahead to stay. Kipnis connected for his second playoff homer in the seventh, pointing to his friends and family in the stands after powering the Indians to a 7-1 lead.
"We're mortals. We're baseball players. It's what we live for," Kipnis said. "At this kind of stage it's what we all dream about."
MORE ON KLUBER
Kluber's 0.89 ERA is the second-lowest for a single postseason for pitchers with at least 30 innings. Burt Hooton allowed three earned runs in 33 playoff innings for the 1981 Dodgers. Kluber is tied with Orel Hershiser (1995) for the Indians record for most strikeouts in a single postseason with 35.
"Just an unreal job by Kluber on three days' rest," Lindor said.
STEPPING UP
Cubs right fielder Jason Heyward made his first start of the World Series and responded with two hits. The 27-year-old Heyward, who signed a $184 million, eight-year contract with Chicago last winter, was just 2 for 31 in 12 playoff games coming into the night.
UP NEXT
Indians: Bauer lasted just 3 2/3 innings in Game 2, allowing two runs and six hits. The right-hander had a career-best 12 wins during the regular season, but is 0-1 with a 5.00 ERA in three playoff starts.
Cubs: Lester dropped to 3-1 with a 1.35 ERA in four career World Series starts when he allowed three runs in 5 2/3 innings in the opener Tuesday night. The left-hander was the co-MVP of the NL Championship Series, going 1-0 with a 1.38 ERA in two starts against the Dodgers.
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Cleveland Indians
That's all it will take for Corey Kluber & Co. to clinch this World Series.
Kluber pitched six sparkling innings on short rest for his second victory this week and the Indians beat the Chicago Cubs 7-2 Saturday night, taking a 3-1 lead and nearing their first championship since 1948.
Jason Kipnis hit a three-run homer in his hometown and Carlos Santana connected for the first of his three hits as manager Terry Francona's team won for the second straight day at Wrigley Field.
Trevor Bauer gets the ball Sunday night when the visiting Indians try for the franchise's third World Series title against Jon Lester and the faltering Cubs.
"I think we like the position we're in, but the task isn't done yet," Kluber said. "We still have one more game to win, and we're going to show up tomorrow and play with the same sense of urgency we've played with until this point. We don't want to let them build up any momentum and let them get back in the series."
Still, not bad for a team that seemed like an underdog all year long.
The Indians topped the defending champion Royals and star-studded Tigers for the AL Central title, then came the postseason. No one thought they would beat Big Papi and Boston, outslug Toronto or ever end their drought before the charmed Cubs, who led the majors with 103 wins.
Well, look who is on the brink of hoisting the hardware.
"We've got one more to get and it's probably going to be the hardest victory of the year, but this is a special night for me and this team to take the first two here," said Kipnis, who grew up a Cubs fan on the north side of Chicago.
Kipnis had three hits and scored two runs as Cleveland moved to 10-2 in this postseason. Francisco Lindor contributed an RBI single, helping Francona improve to 11-1 in the World Series.
The Indians now will try to bring another crown to Cleveland, adding to the one LeBron James and the Cavaliers earned earlier this year.
"We have a ways to go. We're not done," Francona said.
Dexter Fowler doubled and scored in the first for the Cubs, and then homered against Andrew Miller in the eighth. Fowler's drive to left-center was the first homer for Chicago in the World Series since Phil Cavaretta connected in Game 1 in 1945 and the first run allowed by Miller during his dominant postseason.
In between Fowler's two hits, the Cubs came up empty every time they had a chance to put any pressure on Cleveland.
"So we made mistakes. Absolutely, we made mistakes tonight," manager Joe Maddon said. "That was part of it. But then again, we just have to do more offensively to give ourselves a chance."
The Indians won for the second straight day at Wrigley -- those two wins matched the Cubs' entire total of World Series victories in more than a century of playing at their famed ballpark.
"They're obviously doing something right, taking advantage of our mistakes and my mistakes," Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant said.
Pitching on three days' rest for the second time, Kluber allowed five hits, struck out six and walked one. The steady, stoic right-hander, who struck out nine in a dominant performance in Game 1, improved to 4-1 with a 0.89 ERA in five playoff starts this year.
Francona put Santana at first after starting him in left in Game 3, and Mike Napoli was out of the starting lineup for the time in the playoffs. And just like the rest of October, the decision worked out quite well for the Indians.
Santana led off the second with a drive to right against John Lackey, tying it at 1. Santana's third homer of the playoffs silenced the crowd of 41,706, and the Indians seized the momentum from there.
Two throwing errors on Bryant, including one on Kluber's infield single, led to an unearned run that put Cleveland ahead to stay. Kipnis connected for his second playoff homer in the seventh, pointing to his friends and family in the stands after powering the Indians to a 7-1 lead.
"We're mortals. We're baseball players. It's what we live for," Kipnis said. "At this kind of stage it's what we all dream about."
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Kluber's 0.89 ERA is the second-lowest for a single postseason for pitchers with at least 30 innings. Burt Hooton allowed three earned runs in 33 playoff innings for the 1981 Dodgers. Kluber is tied with Orel Hershiser (1995) for the Indians record for most strikeouts in a single postseason with 35.
"Just an unreal job by Kluber on three days' rest," Lindor said.
STEPPING UP
Cubs right fielder Jason Heyward made his first start of the World Series and responded with two hits. The 27-year-old Heyward, who signed a $184 million, eight-year contract with Chicago last winter, was just 2 for 31 in 12 playoff games coming into the night.
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Indians: Bauer lasted just 3 2/3 innings in Game 2, allowing two runs and six hits. The right-hander had a career-best 12 wins during the regular season, but is 0-1 with a 5.00 ERA in three playoff starts.
Cubs: Lester dropped to 3-1 with a 1.35 ERA in four career World Series starts when he allowed three runs in 5 2/3 innings in the opener Tuesday night. The left-hander was the co-MVP of the NL Championship Series, going 1-0 with a 1.38 ERA in two starts against the Dodgers.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Cleveland - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| John Lackey pitching for Chicago | CLE | CHC |
| Davis grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Kipnis struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Lindor struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Corey Kluber pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CHC |
| Fowler doubled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Bryant popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Rizzo singled to right center, Fowler scored. | 0 | 1 |
| Zobrist flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Rizzo stole second. | 0 | 1 |
| Contreras struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| John Lackey pitching for Chicago | CLE | CHC |
| Santana homered to right (383 feet). | 1 | 1 |
| Ramírez grounded out to first. | 1 | 1 |
| Chisenhall safe at first on throwing error by third baseman Bryant. | 1 | 1 |
| Pérez grounded out to pitcher, Chisenhall to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Naquin intentionally walked. | 1 | 1 |
| Kluber reached on infield single to third, Chisenhall scored, Naquin to third on throwing error by third baseman Bryant. | 2 | 1 |
| Davis grounded into fielder's choice to second, Kluber out at second. | 2 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 2 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Corey Kluber pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CHC |
| Russell lined out to right. | 2 | 1 |
| Heyward singled to right. | 2 | 1 |
| Báez grounded into double play to third, Heyward out at second. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| John Lackey pitching for Chicago | CLE | CHC |
| Kipnis doubled to right. | 2 | 1 |
| Lindor singled to right center, Kipnis scored. | 3 | 1 |
| Santana struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Ramírez grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Lindor out at second. | 3 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Corey Kluber pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CHC |
| Lackey struck out looking. | 3 | 1 |
| Fowler grounded out to first. | 3 | 1 |
| Bryant walked. | 3 | 1 |
| Rizzo hit by pitch, Bryant to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Zobrist struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| John Lackey pitching for Chicago | CLE | CHC |
| Chisenhall flied out to right. | 3 | 1 |
| Pérez bunt grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 1 |
| Naquin struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Corey Kluber pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CHC |
| Contreras struck out looking. | 3 | 1 |
| Russell flied out to center. | 3 | 1 |
| Heyward reached on infield single to shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| Báez struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| John Lackey pitching for Chicago | CLE | CHC |
| Kluber struck out looking. | 3 | 1 |
| Davis grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| Kipnis grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Corey Kluber pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CHC |
| Coghlan hit for Lackey. | 3 | 1 |
| Coghlan flied out to left. | 3 | 1 |
| Fowler flied out to right. | 3 | 1 |
| Bryant grounded out to second. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Mike Montgomery pitching for Chicago | CLE | CHC |
| Montgomery relieved Lackey. | 3 | 1 |
| Lindor walked. | 3 | 1 |
| Santana reached on infield single to pitcher, Lindor to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Ramírez grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, Santana out at second, Lindor to third. | 3 | 1 |
| Chisenhall hit sacrifice fly to center, Lindor scored. | 4 | 1 |
| Pérez walked, Ramírez to second. | 4 | 1 |
| Guyer hit for Naquin. | 4 | 1 |
| Grimm relieved Montgomery. | 4 | 1 |
| Guyer struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Corey Kluber pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CHC |
| Davis in center field. | 4 | 1 |
| Guyer in left field. | 4 | 1 |
| Rizzo doubled to deep left center. | 4 | 1 |
| Zobrist flied out to left. | 4 | 1 |
| Contreras struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| Russell grounded out to third. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Justin Grimm pitching for Chicago | CLE | CHC |
| Crisp hit for Kluber. | 4 | 1 |
| Crisp doubled to right center. | 4 | 1 |
| Crisp to third on wild pitch by Grimm. | 4 | 1 |
| Davis hit by pitch. | 4 | 1 |
| Wood relieved Grimm. | 4 | 1 |
| Kipnis homered to right (402 feet), Crisp and Davis scored. | 7 | 1 |
| Lindor grounded out to first. | 7 | 1 |
| Santana singled to shallow center. | 7 | 1 |
| Ramírez struck out swinging. | 7 | 1 |
| Chisenhall struck out swinging. | 7 | 1 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Andrew Miller pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CHC |
| Miller relieved Kluber. | 7 | 1 |
| Napoli at first base. | 7 | 1 |
| Heyward grounded out to second. | 7 | 1 |
| Báez popped out to shortstop. | 7 | 1 |
| Almora Jr. hit for Wood. | 7 | 1 |
| Almora Jr. lined out to right. | 7 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Hector Rondon pitching for Chicago | CLE | CHC |
| Rondón relieved Wood. | 7 | 1 |
| Pérez struck out swinging. | 7 | 1 |
| Guyer grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 1 |
| Napoli flied out to center. | 7 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Andrew Miller pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CHC |
| Fowler homered to left center (379 feet). | 7 | 2 |
| Bryant grounded out to second. | 7 | 2 |
| Rizzo struck out swinging. | 7 | 2 |
| Zobrist struck out swinging. | 7 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Hector Rondon pitching for Chicago | CLE | CHC |
| Davis lined out to left. | 7 | 2 |
| Kipnis singled to left. | 7 | 2 |
| Lindor singled to right, Kipnis to second. | 7 | 2 |
| Martínez hit for Miller. | 7 | 2 |
| Martínez struck out looking. | 7 | 2 |
| Ramírez lined out to center. | 7 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Dan Otero pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CHC |
| Otero relieved Miller. | 7 | 2 |
| Contreras grounded out to second. | 7 | 2 |
| Russell singled to center. | 7 | 2 |
| Heyward popped out to shortstop. | 7 | 2 |
| Báez grounded out to pitcher. | 7 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Cleveland Indians
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis LF-CF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .091 | .231 | .182 |
| Kipnis 2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .294 | .333 | .588 |
| Lindor SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 | .467 | .529 | .533 |
| Santana 1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .273 | .467 | .545 |
Miller P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
c-Martínez PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Otero P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Ramírez 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .313 | .353 | .375 |
| Chisenhall RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .077 | .071 | .077 |
| Pérez C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | .231 | .333 | .692 |
| Naquin CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | .200 | .333 | .200 |
a-Guyer PH-LF
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .200 | .500 | .200 |
| Kluber P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
b-Crisp PH
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .333 | .333 | .500 |
Napoli 1B
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .182 | .308 | .182 |
| Totals | 36 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 155 | |||
| a-struck out swinging for T Naquin in the 6th b-doubled to right center for C Kluber in the 7th c-struck out looking for A Miller in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Kipnis (2, Lackey); Crisp (1, Grimm) HR: Santana (1, 2nd inning off Lackey 0 on, 0 Out); Kipnis (1, 7th inning off Wood 2 on, 0 Out) RBI: Santana (1), Lindor (1), Chisenhall (1), Kipnis 3 (3) SF: Chisenhall GIDP: Ramírez Indians RISP: 3-8 (Kipnis 1-1, Davis 0-1, Kluber 1-1, Guyer 0-1, Ramírez 0-2, Martínez 0-1, Lindor 1-1) Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Ramírez-Kipnis-Santana). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL |
| Attendance | 41,706 (101.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:16 |
| Weather | 59 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Marvin Hudson, First Base - Tony Randazzo, Second Base - Joe West, Third Base - Sam Holbrook, Left Field - Chris Guccione, Right Field - John Hirschbeck |
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