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The Cubs have three home runs throughout six innings after tallying just six through the first six games of the Series. After six innings of Game 7, Chicago leads the Cleveland Indians 6-3. Relief pitcher Mike Montgomery got the final out, as Michael Martinez grounded out to first base. The Cubs are nine outs away from putting an end to 108 years of disappointment. The Indians cleared the inning, then with the Cubs only one out away in the bottom of the 10th, Brandon Guyer walked to bring the tying run to the plate, then Davis got one through the infield to bring home Guyer and make it 8-7. Indians Manager Terry Francona pulled Tomlin for Dan Otero, but on a 2-0 pitch, Russell crushed the ball an estimated 435 feet to center, increasing Chicago’s lead to 7-0 and putting the game. The Indians then intentionally walked Anthony Rizzo to leave runners on first and second base, but the move backfired as Ben Zobrist clubbed a left field double to bring home Albert Almora to put the Cubs in front 7-6.Īnother intentional walk loaded the bases, but a base hit from Miguel Montero allowed Rizzo to score for an 8-6 lead with the bases still loaded. The Cubs reached second base with one out in the 10th, after a long fly ball to deep centre field allowed a runner to advance. It is, now and forever, about the Cubs, whose 8-7 victory in Game 7 ended their 108-year World Series title drought.
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The rain returned, and the game was delayed for 15 minutes as officials brought the tarps out to cover the field. Puskar)Īny run in the bottom of the ninth would have sealed the title for Cleveland, but Chapman sent the game to extra innings, dismissing the Indians batters in order. With the best-of-seven World Series tied at a game apiece, the Cleveland Indians travel to Chicago to meet the Cubs in Game 3 at Wrigley Field on Friday, Oct. But in pure baseball terms, it's an inning that allowed the Cubs to steal the Tribe's thunder and seal the way we think about 2016. Rain forced a 15-minute delay before the start of the 10th inning of Game Seven, before the Cubs clinched the win. In a wild game that included blown leads, tie games, 17-minute rain delays and extra innings, the Chicago Cubs win the 2016 World Series against the Cleveland Indians, taking the series with a 8-7. The inning in-between Rajai Davis ' moment of game-tying glory and Jason Heyward 's Knute Rockne-like role in the visiting weight room gets lost in the shuffle of the Game 7 narrative.