A sacrifice fly by Addison Russell scored Bryant, then a double by Willson Contreras brought in the Cubs' second run of the frame. Kris Bryant led off with a single and Rizzo was hit by a pitch.

The Cubs regained the lead in the top of the fourth inning, scoring two runs. But the Indians failed to capitalize on what might have been a big inning. An error by Cubs second baseman Javier Baez put another runner on base. The Indians tied the score at 1-1 when Coco Crisp led off the bottom of the third inning with a double to left, took third on a sacrifice bunt by Roberto Perez and scored on a single to right field by Carlos Santana. Schwarber collected his second single of the game but was thrown out trying to stretch out a double to end the top half of the third inning. Schwarber followed with a single, but Kluber then retired eight straight Cubs over the first three innings. The Cubs struck quickly in the first inning with a solo home run to center field by leadoff hitter Dexter Fowler, off Indians starter Corey Kluber.

The game had no shortage of stomach-tightening moments for both teams and their fans. The last time the Chicago Cubs won the World Series was 1908, when Theodore Roosevelt was president.īy losing in extra innings in Game 7, the Indians fell short of their goal: to win Cleveland's first championship since 1948.

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