"They're out of the dugout, the fans are going crazy. The Indians never gave up either, and I can't believe we're finally standing, after 108 years, finally able to hoist the trophy. "We overcame every single thing they could throw at us. They won 103 games in a really tough division. Zobrist singled again to load the bases and chase Tomlin from the game.With the series tied at three games apiece, the Cubs sent regular season ERA leader Kyle Hendricks to the mound. He had a post All-Star break batting average of .346. Cub manager Joe Maddon pulled Hendricks to be replaced by Games 1 and 5 starter, Jon Lester.
Addison Russell hit a shallow fly ball to left field which allowed Bryant to tag and score to put the Cubs up 2–1. It's been a century in the making.
Playoff veteran John Lackey took the mound for the Cubs as the Dodgers sent With the series tied at two games apiece, the Cubs looked to Jon Lester to keep up his strong playoff performance. What a testament to our players, their grit.
After Baez's homer chased Kluber, Fowler greeted Miller with a single and the Cubs had one on and nobody out in the fifth, but Schwarber grounded into a 6-4-3 double play. The pitching staff approached the playoffs with three Cy Young Award candidates in Arrieta, Lester, and Hendricks. The Chicago Cubs are champions at long last, winning their first World Series since 1908.
We had you name it, and not once did we use it as an excuse. The lead increased in the fifth when Javier Báez homered on the first pitch of the inning to drive Kluber from the game.
"I couldn't be more proud of every guy in this room. Zobrist also scored on the play knocking over Indians catcher Roberto Pérez to give the Cubs an early 3–0 lead.
Entering Game 7, he had allowed just three earned runs in 30 1/3 innings this postseason, striking out 35 with an ERA of 0.89.But Kluber struggled, giving up four runs on six hits in four innings.
The Cubs will never win a World Series so long as the goat is not allowed in Wrigley Field.
How the Chicago Cubs finally won the World Series after 108 years. Francisco Lindor of the Cleveland Indians hits a single off of John Lackey of the Chicago Cubs in the third inning in Game 4.Indians second baseman Jason Kipnis collides with Cubs Jason Heyward as Kipnis turns a double play on a ball hit by the Cubs Javier Baez during the second inning of Game 4.Cleveland Indians' Carlos Santana hits a home run off Chicago Cubs starting pitcher John Lackey during the second inning of Game 4.
Cubs are heavy wait champions! Jason Heyward of the Chicago Cubs steals second base past Jason Kipnis of the Cleveland Indians in the eighth inning in Game 5.Cubs right fielder Jason Heyward catches a fly ball hit by Indians' Trevor Bauer during the third inning of Game 5. In the eighth, after retiring the first two batters, Lester allowed a single up the middle to José Ramírez.However, before the tenth inning could start, rain delayed the game for 17 minutes.National League Division Series: 3–1 (Home: 2–0; Away: 1–1)National League Championship Series: 4–2 (Home: 2–1; Away: 2–1) Kris Bryant hit eight home runs and drove in 18 runs with a batting average of .456 and an on base percentage of .549 in the last 15 games.
Hendricks, who had seemingly settled down, got the first two outs in the bottom of the fifth, but walked Santana. It was his first career game (134 starts, five relief appearances) where he failed to record a strikeout.In the top of the first inning, Dexter Fowler hit the first lead-off home run in a winner-take-all Game 7 to give the Cubs a 1-0 lead.Cleveland answered in the bottom of the third inning, with Carlos Santana driving in Coco Crisp with an RBI single. Baseball is, after all, America’s pastime, and when a team like the Cubbies wins it all, everyone’s got to get in on the action.
"The Cubs are the first team to come behind from a 3-1 deficit to win the World Series since the Kansas City Royals did it in 1985. With their win, the Cubs are the first team to come back from a 3-1 deficit and win Games 6 and 7 on the road since the 1979 Pirates. The pitching staff approached the playoffs with three Cy Young Award candidates in Arrieta, Lester, and Hendricks. Additionally, Fowler (batting as the lead-off hitter) was the first African-American to appear and to bat for the Cubs in a World Series game. Lester allowed runners in the sixth and the seventh, but held the Indians without a run.
Bryant and Rizzo were among the major league leaders in home runs and RBI's.
The Cubs offense, when compared to all major league teams, was among the leaders in on-base percentage (.343), base runners who eventually score (808), RBI's and drawing walks (656). It's incredible. We took a very good ballclub to extra innings of Game 7 of the World Series, so I don't think I'll be hanging my head for too long. Zobrist, who went 10-for-28 (a .357 average) with two doubles, a triple, two RBIs and five runs in the series, was named World Series MVP. It was 4-1.