One more win: Cleveland Indians look to end 68-year drought

Francona has said it time and again this postseason: Win today, and worry about tomorrow tomorrow.

For the Kipnis family, watching Jason in the World Series at Wrigley Field is extra special because he grew up in Cubs territory.

John Dankanich’s plan for the World Series this week is a busy one: After the Chicago Cubs staved off elimination by beating Cleveland, he planned to drive home to Alabama from Wrigley Field, take his son trick-or-treating on Monday, watch Game 6 on Tuesday night and then get back in his vehicle to drive to Cleveland to see Game 7. It was a second straight dud in this series for Bauer, who allowed two earned runs over 3 ²/₃ innings in Game 2 after his work in the ALCS was curtailed because of a wounded pinkie finger he sustained while repairing a drone.

“Bryant and Rizzo jumped on fastballs that caught too much of the plate”, Francona said. “It’s really cool. What I care about is us finding ways to win, and I know that when he pitches, we feel really good”. That means we might see an terrible lot of the big lefty in Game 6. As she headed for a waiting gold cart to shuttle her back to the family’s auto, Riecken was asked whether she’d lost faith in the team’s unofficial motto, “Wait ‘Til Next Year”. Chapman escaped the jam, then shut down the Indians for a save.

Cleveland endured a 52-year championship dry spell before LeBron James brought one home with the NBA’s Cavaliers last spring.

Well, look who is on the brink of hoisting the hardware.

Manager Terry Francona has tweaked his lineup, putting Carlos Santana at first for Napoli and Rajai Davis in left field. Russell said. “This is entertaining to us”. Fowler, leading off the eighth, hit a homer after Miller had pitched a ideal seventh.

Kris Bryant’s homer sparked a three-run burst in the fourth inning that gave Jon Lester and the Cubs the lead.

“Davey’s not afraid to have the tough conversation”, Maddon said. “That was part of it”.

Needing a mulligan: With one out in the eighth and the Cubs leading, 3-2, Davis ripped a grounder down the first-base line that Rizzo grabbed on a brilliant diving stop behind the bag. Paul Hollingsworth and Steve Phillips discuss.

A white flag with a blue “W” was raised atop Wrigley Field after a Series win for the first time since October 8, 1945, in Game 6 over Detroit.

“Just another year of being a Cub fan, I guess”, Hurley said. Kluber also registered six strikeouts.

Make it 3-1, Indians.

Santana led off the second with a drive to right against John Lackey, tying it at 1.

The two were presented the awards before Game 4 Saturday.

Chicago-area product Jason Kipnis led off the third with a double to the right-field corner and Francisco Lindor followed with an RBI single, giving the Indians and Corey Kluber a two-run lead in the third.

“We’re mortals. We’re baseball players”. “At this kind of stage it’s what we all dream about”.

You can’t draw firm conclusions from a five-game sample, but Series games overall tend to be lower-scoring than regular-season games. He threw 87 pitches and gave up two runs in the 5-1 loss. Miller, who has been virtually unhittable in the postseason, was ready but Francona stayed with Kluber and he promptly retired the next three batters. The game will air on FOX. The 25-year-old is 0-1 with a 5.00 ERA in three appearances in these playoffs. Only five teams have come back from a 3-1 deficit to win a best-of-seven World Series, most recently Kansas City in 1985. The left-hander was the co-MVP of the NL Championship Series, going 1-0 with a 1.38 ERA in two starts against the Dodgers.