![]() ![]() Napoli went for the 3-6-3 double play, but his throw was high and off the mark. Zobrist hit a ground ball to Napoli at first. ![]() Kris Bryant led off the inning with a single and then Anthony Rizzo got hit with a pitch. The Cubs retook the lead in top of the fourth. But Kyle Hendricks got Francisco Lindor hit a deep fly to left that landed in Ben Zobrist’s glove and then Kris Bryant caught a screamer off the bat of Mike Napoli. It could have been worse after Javier Baez dropped a toss from Addison Russell later in the inning while trying to make a barehanded play. Coco Crisp led off the inning with a double to left field and then after a sacrifice bunt sent him to third, Carlos Santana singled him home. The Indians struck back for a run in the bottom of the fifth to tie it up. It was the first leadoff homer in a World Series game 7 ever. Fowler deposited the ball over the center field fence. The Cubs got off to a great start when Indians starter Corey Kluber threw a fat two-seam fastball over the heart of the plate to leadoff hitter Dexter Fowler. I hope one day soon that you get to experience the joy that we’re feeling right now. To the Indians fans, you were nothing but class this series. Manager Terry Francona got the most out of three starters and three relievers over three rounds of the playoffs. They looked like a team that ran out of gas and ran out of players. If they had just one more healthy starting pitcher, the outcome might have been different. They had the Cubs on the ropes and deservedly so. Let me take a moment to say something about the Cleveland Indians. ![]() And because it was the Cubs, they had to make us sweat before we could enjoy it. The Chicago Cubs are World Series Champions. You all know how long it has been since the Cubs last won a World Series. They’re the first team to come back from a 3-1 deficit by winning the final two games on the road since the Pirates in 1979. The Cubs became the first team to come back in the World Series after trailing 3 games to 1 since the Royals did it in 1985. ![]() The Chicago Cubs beat the Cleveland Indians tonight, 8-7 in ten innings to complete a comeback after trailing the series three games to one. Telegraph operators just don’t feel that special anymore, do they? No radio broadcaster has ever said those words. No television announcer has ever said those words. No one has ever typed those words on the internet. The only words I have are THE CHICAGO CUBS ARE WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS! ![]()
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