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• #2016 WORLD SERIES GAME 7 SCORECARD SERIES#

He will try to get historic save.ġ2:33 a.m.: Cubs retired in the 10th. They beat the Indians 8-7 in 10 innings.ġ2:36 a.m.: Carl Edwards Jr.

#2016 WORLD SERIES GAME 7 SCORECARD SERIES#

MORE: Greatest Game 7s in World Series historyġ2:47 a.m.: And that's it! The Cubs are the World Series champions of the first time since 1908. The Chicago Cubs are the World Series champs for the first time since 1908.Ĭhicago beat the Indians 8-7 in a thrilling 10-inning Game 7 to win the Fall Classic. Wednesday night was the fourth World Series Game 7 to go into extra innings, joining 1924 (Washington Senators over New York Giants in 12 innings), 1991 (Minnesota Twins over Atlanta Braves in 10), and 1997 (Florida Marlins over Indians in 11).The curse is over. Lester, who also won World Series titles in 20 with the Red Sox, was 3-1 with a 2.02 ERA in six appearances this postseason for the Cubs.

Lester’s 55-pitch, three-inning performance was remarkable considering he won Game 5 just three days prior, when he threw 90 pitches. The only blemishes on Lester’s watch came on a wild pitch that bounced off Ross’ s face mask and allowed two runners to score, then an inherited run that scored with two outs in the eighth. He gave way to fellow starter Jon Lester with two outs in the fifth inning, who got the Cubs into the eighth inning. Hendricks had a stellar postseason of his own, giving up five total runs in five starts, sporting a 1.42 ERA. Kyle Hendricks, the major league ERA leader during the regular season, gave the Cubs another solid performance, allowing two runs, just one earned. They possessed the confidence of a team that won 103 games during the regular season.Īfter scoring seven total runs in the first four games of the World Series, including two shutout losses, Chicago tallied 20 runs in the final three games. Just like when the Cubs trailed the National League Championship Series 2-1, they showed patience in their comeback from down 3-1 in the World Series. Miller, pitching in his 10th game this October, allowed two runs on Wednesday, one more than in his previous nine appearances combined. The home run for Ross was hit off Andrew Miller, Cleveland’s relief ace who was magnificent during the regular season and has been key to the team’s postseason run with 30 strikeouts in 19⅓ innings. Kluber also struck out zero batters for the first time in his 140 major league starts.ĭavid Ross, the 39-year-old retiring catcher, homered in the sixth inning, the oldest player ever to homer in a World Series Game 7.

He allowed four runs in his four innings in Game 7, one more run than he allowed in his first five postseason starts this year combined. Kluber was pitching on short rest for the second time in the World Series, having started and won Game 1 and Game 4. Dexter Fowler and Javier Baez hit solo homers against Cleveland starter Corey Kluber, one of the main reasons the Indians came within one win of a title. The Cubs’ power helped fuel their win in Game 7, with three home runs against the Indians’ best pitchers. The Indians had three chances to capture their first title since 1948, but after dropping a 3-2 nail-biter in Game 5 on Sunday night at Wrigley Field, they came home to drop the final two games.Ĭhicago is the sixth team to win a best-of-seven World Series after facing a 3-1 deficit, and the first since the Kansas City Royals in 1985. to pull Cleveland to within a run with two outs.

He ended up with the win in Game 7.ĭavis drove home another run in the 10th inning with a single off Carl Edwards Jr. 357 (10-for-28) in the series, and was named World Series MVP.įour outs from blowing a 3-1 series lead, the Indians erased a three-run deficit with two outs in the eighth inning, tying the game against Cubs closer Aroldis Chapman, headlined by a two-run game-tying home run by Rajai Davis.įor Chapman, he endured quite a workload in the final three games, throwing 5⅓ total innings and 97 pitches in four days. with an RBI double in the top of the 10th inning, then Miguel Montero followed with an RBI single to pad the advantage. But in the end, it was well worth it for Chicago, thanks to a two-run rally against Bryan Shaw.īen Zobrist scored pinch runner Albert Almora Jr. The Cubs beat the Indians 8-7 in 10 innings during Game 7 of the World Series at Progressive Field in Cleveland, winning the final three games of the Fall Classic.Īfter 108 years, the Cubs had to not only wait for extra innings in Game 7, but also a rain delay between the ninth and the 10th innings. The Chicago Cubs ended baseball’s longest championship drought on Wednesday night, and to do it, they extended the sport’s second-longest dry spell in excruciating fashion.