{"id":110168,"date":"2016-11-03T00:00:54","date_gmt":"2016-11-03T05:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=110168"},"modified":"2016-11-04T12:28:36","modified_gmt":"2016-11-04T17:28:36","slug":"cubs-win-the-world-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=110168","title":{"rendered":"CUBS WIN THE WORLD SERIES"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"cub-wsc\"<\/a>CLEVELAND (AP) \u2014 The Chicago Cubs won their first World Series championship since 1908<\/span> when Ben Zobrist hit a go-ahead double in the 10th inning, beating the Cleveland Indians 8-7 in a thrilling Game 7 delayed by rain early Thursday.<\/p>\n

Lovable losers for generations, the Cubs nearly let this one get away, too. All-Star closer Aroldis Chapman blew a three-run lead with two outs in the eighth when Rajai Davis hit a tying homer.<\/p>\n

But the Cubs, after tormenting their fans one more time, came right back after a 17-minute rain delay before the top of the 10th and scored twice. Davis hit an RBI single with two outs in the bottom half, but Mike Montgomery got the final out.<\/p>\n

Manager Joe Maddon’s team halted the longest title drought in baseball, becoming the first club to overcome a 3-1 Series deficit since the 1985 Kansas City Royals.<\/p>\n

Cleveland was trying to win its first crown since 1948, but lost the last two games at home.<\/p>\n

World Series favorites since spring training, Chicago led the majors with 103 wins this season. The Cubs then ended more than a century of misery for their loyal fans.<\/p>\n

The rally began following a brief rain delay between the ninth and 10th innings. Kyle Schwarber got things started with a leadoff single before pinch-runner Albert Almora Jr. took second on a fly ball. Anthony Rizzo was walked intentionally to set up a potential inning-ending double play, but Zobrist ripped a base hit down the left-field line. Miguel Montero followed with an RBI single two batters later, a hit that would become crucial.<\/p>\n

Fittingly, the Cubs won it the hard way. Carl Edwards Jr. was one out from earning the save until Rajai (RAH’-zhay) Davis poked an RBI single following a walk by Brandon Guyer (GY’-ur). Davis also tied the game with a blast.<\/p>\n

The Cubs also enjoyed leads of 5-1 and 6-3 before the Indians got to Aroldis (ah-ROHL’-dihs) Chapman in a three-run eighth. The game-tying rally began with an infield single by Jose Ramirez that skipped past shortstop Javier Baez with two out. Guyer followed with an RBI double and scored on the home run by Davis.<\/p>\n

Chapman managed to get credit for the victory by working a scoreless ninth of the Cubs’ third consecutive win. Mike Montgomery got Michael Martinez to ground out to third to touch off celebrations throughout the Windy City.<\/p>\n

Dexter Fowler, Javier Baez and David Ross supplied solo homers for Chicago, which trailed three games to one in the series. Fowler led off the game with a blast, Baez made it 4-1 in the fifth and Ross added an insurance blast the next inning after the Indians pulled within 5-3.<\/p>\n

The Cubs broke a 1-1 tie with a two-run fourth that was aided by a pair of high throws. Addison Russell put Chicago ahead with a sacrifice fly and Wilsson Contreras followed with an RBI double to make it 3-1.<\/p>\n

It was 5-1 for the Cubs in the fifth until Jon Lester uncorked a wild pitch that allowed two runs to score. Lester entered the game with two runners on base and worked three innings after Kyle Hendricks pitched the first 4 2\/3s.<\/p>\n

Indians starter Corey Kluber struggled over four-plus innings after getting the victory in the opener and Game 4. Kluber was charged with four runs on six hits without striking out a batter.<\/p>\n

It’s the second time the Indians have lost Game 7 of a World Series in extra innings. They also did it in their last Fall Classic, losing to the Marlins in 1997. The latest setback continues a champion drought that began with their World Series win over the Boston Braves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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