The Chicago Cubs have lived to see another day, and they have their 39-year-old catcher in part to thank. The Cubs staved off elimination at Wrigley Field on Sunday night, defeating the Cleveland Indians 3-2 in Game 5 of the World Series to force a Game 6 in Cleveland on Tuesday. David Ross was right in the thick of the action, delivering what proved to be the game-winning RBI in the fourth inning with a sacrifice fly to left field that scored Ben Zobrist from third base. That run gave Chicago a 3-1 lead, and while the Indians made it 3-2 in the sixth with a Francisco Lindor RBI single, Cubs closer
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Cubs-Indians World Series Game 3 Lineups: Carlos Santana In Left Field
Share this: The starting lineups are set for the first World Series game at Wrigley Field since 1945. The Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians enter Game 3 of this year’s Fall Classic with their best-of-seven series tied at one game apiece. The Cubs bounced back from a 6-0 loss in Game 1 to even the series with a 5-1 win in Game 2 at Progressive Field. Neither team will have the luxury of using a designated hitter Friday night in Game 3 as the series shifts to Chicago, where National League rules will apply. This is significant, as Kyle Schwarber won’t be in the Cubs’ starting lineup since he hasn’t been medically cleared to play the field and first baseman/DH Carlos Santana will
Coco Crisp Delivers Game 3 Win For Indians With Clutch Pinch-Hit Single
Remember Coco Crisp? Well, you certainly will after you see what happened in Game 3 of the World Series. The Major League Baseball veteran is no stranger to the postseason, and he’s already proven this October that he still can come up with a clutch hit. So, when the Cleveland Indians left fielder’s name was called to pinch hit for reliever Andrew Miller in the top of the seventh inning Friday night at Wrigley Field, we probably should have predicted he’d do something like this: That RBI pinch-hit single proved to be the difference, as the Indians took Game 3 1-0. It also gave Cleveland a 2-1 advantage in the best-of-seven-game series.NESN.com
Here’s Why Kyle Schwarber Won’t Start World Series Games For Cubs In Chicago
Share this: The Chicago Cubs now must pick their spots with Kyle Schwarber as the World Series shifts to the Windy City for Games 3, 4 and 5. Schwarber, who had been expected to miss the entire season after tearing two ligaments in his knee back in April, returned for Games 1 and 2 against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field. But neither team will have the luxury of using a designated hitter for Games 3 through 5 at Wrigley Field, where National League rules will apply, and that’s problematic for Chicago because Schwarber wasn’t medically cleared to play the field, according to Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein on Thursday. Epstein says lengthy phone conversations with doctors and say Schwarber not
Is That Theo Epstein? Cubs Exec Goes Undercover In Wrigley Field Bleachers
Share this: A mustachioed man was spotted in the Wrigley Field bleachers Friday taking in a Chicago Cubs game. But this wasn’t just any mustachioed man. The incognito fan watching the Cubs play the Milwaukee Brewers actually was a very poorly disguised Theo Epstein, the team’s president of baseball operations, who after the Cubs clinched the National League Central crown decided to celebrate by watching the game like everybody else. Epstein’s getup didn’t fool anyone, of course, leading to several hilarious photos of the former Boston Red Sox GM and his “disguise.” We’re not sure if Epstein ended up eating that hot dog, but we do know that Cubs general manager Jed Hoyer joined him out in the bleachers in what Epstein said might become