Indians lineup: Santana DH, Kipnis 2B, Lindor SS, Napoli 1B, Ramirez 3B, Chisenhall RF, Davis CF, Crisp LF, Perez C Just in case, here's a radar loop to help you keep track.Ĭubs lineup: Fowler CF, Schwarber DH, Bryant 3B, Rizzo 1B, Zobrist LF, Russell SS, Contreras C, Heyward RF, Baez 2B Hopefully the Cubs will have wrapped up the win by then. Rain is expected to move in around 11 p.m.
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Temperatures will again be near 70 degrees at game time, very unusual for early November, but a real plus for players and fans. My li-i-i-i-i-ife - American Authors, "Best Day Of My Life" We danced with monsters through the night Rock it inside out - Stray Cats, "Rock This Town" I had a dream so big and loud (With convenient YouTube links so you can play them and sing along!) I can feel it coming in the air tonight, oh LordĪnd I've been waiting for this moment for all my life, oh LordĬan you feel it coming in the air tonight - Phil Collins, "In The Air Tonight" Tonight's the nightĪin't nobody gonna stop us now - Rod Stewart, "Tonight's The Night" We're gonna rock this town On this day when I struggle to put all my thoughts and feelings on this game together. It's the one you, and I, have waited for all our lives. It's an honor to even be a part of it, and we're going to give it everything we have." (Editing by Frank Pingue/Steve Keating.It's just another game preview, right? Just like the 178 others I've posted here since Opening Day, April 4, 2016. "You've got two really, really good pitchers, and it will be exciting. "It's Game Seven," said Indians manager Terry Francona. Game Seven will be played in Cleveland on Wednesday with the Indians starting ace Corey Kluber, winner of two games already this series, against Chicago's Kyle Hendricks, the National League ERA leader. Kipnis homered in the fifth to make it 7-2.Ī two-run shot by Rizzo in the ninth and a last-gasp run by Cleveland closed out the contest. The bases-loaded blast gave Russell six RBIs for the game, which tied him with Bobby Richardson (1960), Hideki Matsui (2009) and Albert Pujols (2011) for most in a World Series game.Ĭleveland got their first hit and first run in the fourth when Kipnis doubled and scored on Mike Napoli's single. The shortstop rocked a grand slam over the wall in center to score Kyle Schwarber, Rizzo and Zobrist ahead of him to make it 7-0. "It's tough when you have to keep looking up and down to see who is waving you off." "In the regular season, crowd noise is not that loud," second baseman Kipnis explained. Rizzo trotted home and Zobrist charged around the bases, bowling over Roberto Perez to score. The Cubs roared out of the gate with three runs in the first, two coming on a huge gaffe by Chicago outfielders.īryant crushed a hanging curve from losing pitcher Josh Tomlin to left-center for a two-out home run.Īnthony Rizzo and Ben Zobrist lined singles before Russell slapped a pop fly that center-fielder Tyler Naquin and right-fielder Lonnie Chisenhall allowed to drop between them in a communication lapse. 210 with only 10 runs in the first five games and were shut out twice.īut the National League champions, who led the majors with 103 wins in the regular season, quickly turned the game into a laugher with two big innings. The desperate Cubs entered the game with a team batting average of. "We are used to being the underdogs."Īrrieta pitched 5-2/3 innings, giving up three hits and two runs, striking out nine in registering the win helped by four relievers. "It's OK," said Leah Hoheaverger, who left before the end of the eighth inning as fans streamed out of Progressive Field. One of the teams will end their drought on Wednesday, but Cleveland fans who came to celebrate a Game Six clincher on an unusually warm night were deflated and left the ballpark early as the Cubs romped. "We get to play in a Game Seven tomorrow, that's pretty special." "Anybody who plays this game grows up dreaming of winning a World Series," said Bryant, 24. The victory kept alive the Cubs' quest of winning their first Fall Classic title in 108 years, and for the second time in as many games Chicago put on hold Cleveland's celebration of a first World Series crown since 1948. * Cubs' Russell ties World Series single-game RBI record (Adds quotes)ĬLEVELAND, Nov 1 ( Reuters) - The Chicago Cubs set up a winner-take-all Game Seven of the World Series by crushing the Cleveland Indians 9-3 on Tuesday to level Major League Baseball's best-of-seven championship.įacing elimination, reigning Cy Young Award winner Jake Arrieta won his second of the series, backed by 22-year-old shortstop Addison Russell, who smashed a grand slam on his way to logging a World Series record-tying six runs batted in.Īnthony Rizzo and Kris Bryant, who had four hits, also homered for Chicago, who erupted for 13 hits off six Indians pitchers. * Arrieta strikes out nine to win his second game
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