This was the third time the Cubs faced Indians ace Corey Kluber in the Series, and the first time in his career that the right-hander did not strike out a batter. I think on the surface looking at it from my perspective, really evenly matched teams that play the game the same way - a lot of passion about it, a lot of respect for the game itself." "It's a difficult moment for them, but they are outstanding.
Young Cubs team built to be a dynasty "I want to congratulate Cleveland Indians and ," Maddon said.The Cubs, who won 103 games, are the third team in Wild Card era (since 1995) to have baseball's best outright regular-season record and win the World Series. They also were well-represented in the stands in the Tribe's home, making it sound like a neutral site at times. Edwards, Montgomery seal historic final frame Back at Wrigley Field, Cubs fans flocked to the corner of Clark and Addison and were anticipating their own celebration, considering the commanding lead Chicago had until the eighth.Mike Montgomery took over for Edwards and got Michael Martinez to ground to Bryant at third for the most important 5-3 in Cubs history. got the first two outs of the 10th before walking Brandon Guyer and giving up an RBI single to Davis. Miguel Montero added an RBI single and rookie Carl Edwards Jr. The Cubs are the first team to come back from a three-games-to-one deficit and win Games 6 and 7 on the road since the 1979 Pirates. Cubs' virtual World Series celebration is real deal "It's really great for our entire Cub-dom to get beyond that moment and continue to move forward," Cubs manager Joe Maddon said, "because now, based on the young players we have in this organization, we have an opportunity to be good for a long time, and without any constraints, without any of the negative dialogue." Dexter Fowler, Javier Báez and David Ross each homered, and the Cubs had leads of 5-1 and 6-3, but the Indians rallied against Aroldis Chapman in the eighth, tying the game at 6 on Rajai Davis' two-run homer.This was for Ernie and Ronnie and Billy and many more.
This win ended more than a century of frustration as the Cubs won their first championship since 1908, ending the longest drought in professional sports. The Indians never gave up either, and I can't believe we're finally standing, after 108 years, finally able to hoist the trophy." Game 7 of a series in any sport is significant, but this was more than a baseball game to Cubs fans. "Just blow for blow, everybody playing their heart out.
A 17-minute delay followed the ninth inning, then Ben Zobrist smacked a tiebreaking RBI double in a two-run 10th that lifted the Cubs to an 8-7 victory over the Indians on Wednesday night in Game 7. CLEVELAND - After a 108-year wait for a World Series championship, the Cubs had to wait just a little longer and the brief rain delay came at exactly the right time for Jason Heyward to give the players a pep talk.