Jason Kipnis and the Cleveland Indians used their legs to get back into Game 7 against the Chicago Cubs.Ĭarlos Santana scored from third base and Kipnis came in from second when Jon Lester uncorked a wild pitch with two outs in the fifth, pulling the Indians to 5-3. The veteran backstop has been Lester's go-to handler behind the plate all season, and his homer stretched Chicago's lead after Cleveland got two runs on Lester's wild pitch. Ross entered in the bottom of the fifth along with left-hander Jon Lester.
The ball just cleared the wall in center field, boosting Chicago's lead to 6-3. The Cubs catcher, set to retire after the season, launched a solo shot off shutdown left-hander Andrew Miller in the sixth inning. Javier Baez, Chicago's 21-year-old defensive whiz, is the second-youngest player in World Series history to hit a home run in Game 7, while 39-year-old catcher David Ross is the oldest player to homer in a winner-take-all World Series game.ĭavid Ross homered in what might have been his final major league at-bat. The Cubs have three home runs through six innings after managing just six total through the first six games of the Series. The Chicago Cubs are nine outs away from ending 108 years of frustration.Ĭhicago leads the Cleveland Indians 6-3 through six innings of Game 7. He's been solid since, completing 2 1/3 innings without more damage in his first relief outing since the 2007 AL Championship Series, when he pitched for the Red Sox at Progressive Field. The veteran left-hander came on in relief of Kyle Hendricks in the fifth inning and allowed two runs to score on a wild pitch. With closer Aroldis Chapman warming in the bullpen, that could be it for Lester. Jon Lester struck out Jason Kipnis with a runner on second base to end the seventh inning, protecting a 6-3 Cubs lead. Maddon let the closer throw 62 pitches over three days leading up to Game 7.Ĭhicago has David Ross, Jason Heyward and Javier Baez due up in the ninth. Manager Joe Maddon has been questioned about his use of Chapman in Games 5 and 6.
He allowed an RBI double to Brandon Guyer in his first at-bat, then delivered a hittable slider that Davis smacked. Davis yanked Chapman's slider over the wall in the left-field corner with two outs in the eighth inning, capping a three-run inning and pulling the Indians even for the first time since the fourth inning.Ĭhapman relieved Jon Lester to protect a 6-3 lead with two outs and a man on first.