Cubs vs Indians | World Series Game 6 Highlights
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Cubs World Series Hats: World Series Game 6 highlights between the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians. The Chicago Cubs and the Cleveland Indians have waited a combined 176 years to win a World Series, and they will have to be patient for at least one more day, as the Cubs staved off elimination yet again by beating the Indians, 9-3, on Tuesday to force a Game 7.
But some extra drama was attached to Chicago in the team’s quest to overcome what had been a three games to one deficit in the series when Aroldis Chapman, the team’s lights-out closer, appeared to injure himself on a close play at first base in the seventh inning. He stayed in the game, recording four outs in a non-save situation, and should be available for Game 7.
As for Game 6, from the start it was all Cubs. The game’s third batter, Kris Bryant, crushed a home run to left off Josh Tomlin to get the scoring started. Three batters later, Addison Russell hit a pop fly into right-center field that simply dropped between Tyler Naquin and Lonnie Chisenhall, with each apparently believing the other was going to catch it. While they tried to recover, two runs scored.
Staked to a 3-0 lead, Jake Arrieta proceeded to mow through the Cleveland order, and the game got out of hand in the third inning when Tomlin loaded the bases. Indians Manager Terry Francona pulled Tomlin for Dan Otero, but on a 2-0 pitch, Russell crushed the ball an estimated 435 feet to center, increasing Chicago’s lead to 7-0 and putting the game out of reach. Russell’s six R.B.I. tied a World Series record for a single game. Anthony Rizzo got in on the action, hitting a two-run home run in the ninth inning to put the game out of reach.
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Arrieta, who earned his second victory of the series, went five and two-thirds innings, allowing three hits and two earned runs. He struck out nine and walked three. The results were not as pretty for Tomlin, who lasted just two and a third innings and was charged with six earned runs.
The Indians showed some fight, but they never truly threatened. The one positive thing for Cleveland was Francona being able to preserve Andrew Miller and Cody Allen for Game 7, with the pair of ace relievers available to soak up as many as four innings if necessary.
The Series will conclude on Wednesday in Cleveland, with the starters expected to be Kyle Hendricks, who led the majors in E.R.A., and Corey Kluber, who was the 2014 American League Cy Young Award winner and will be looking to become the 14th pitcher to win three games in a single World Series. The last pitcher to accomplish that feat was Randy Johnson of the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2001.
David Waldstein: Chapman threw 20 pitches after a day off, so he should be fine for Game 7 tomorrow, but it will be a bit of an unknown. This game was lost in the first inning when the Cubs roughed up Tomlin and the Indians played poor defense behind him. Remember, other than Game 4, the Indians have been winning with a combination of a couple of runs, sensational pitching and good defense. We’ll see if they can get back to that.
Game 7 is a chance for both of these fan bases to have greater glory, or greater heartbreak. One curse will end.
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But some extra drama was attached to Chicago in the team’s quest to overcome what had been a three games to one deficit in the series when Aroldis Chapman, the team’s lights-out closer, appeared to injure himself on a close play at first base in the seventh inning. He stayed in the game, recording four outs in a non-save situation, and should be available for Game 7.
As for Game 6, from the start it was all Cubs. The game’s third batter, Kris Bryant, crushed a home run to left off Josh Tomlin to get the scoring started. Three batters later, Addison Russell hit a pop fly into right-center field that simply dropped between Tyler Naquin and Lonnie Chisenhall, with each apparently believing the other was going to catch it. While they tried to recover, two runs scored.
Staked to a 3-0 lead, Jake Arrieta proceeded to mow through the Cleveland order, and the game got out of hand in the third inning when Tomlin loaded the bases. Indians Manager Terry Francona pulled Tomlin for Dan Otero, but on a 2-0 pitch, Russell crushed the ball an estimated 435 feet to center, increasing Chicago’s lead to 7-0 and putting the game out of reach. Russell’s six R.B.I. tied a World Series record for a single game. Anthony Rizzo got in on the action, hitting a two-run home run in the ninth inning to put the game out of reach.
Continue reading the main story
Arrieta, who earned his second victory of the series, went five and two-thirds innings, allowing three hits and two earned runs. He struck out nine and walked three. The results were not as pretty for Tomlin, who lasted just two and a third innings and was charged with six earned runs.
The Indians showed some fight, but they never truly threatened. The one positive thing for Cleveland was Francona being able to preserve Andrew Miller and Cody Allen for Game 7, with the pair of ace relievers available to soak up as many as four innings if necessary.
The Series will conclude on Wednesday in Cleveland, with the starters expected to be Kyle Hendricks, who led the majors in E.R.A., and Corey Kluber, who was the 2014 American League Cy Young Award winner and will be looking to become the 14th pitcher to win three games in a single World Series. The last pitcher to accomplish that feat was Randy Johnson of the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2001.
David Waldstein: Chapman threw 20 pitches after a day off, so he should be fine for Game 7 tomorrow, but it will be a bit of an unknown. This game was lost in the first inning when the Cubs roughed up Tomlin and the Indians played poor defense behind him. Remember, other than Game 4, the Indians have been winning with a combination of a couple of runs, sensational pitching and good defense. We’ll see if they can get back to that.
Game 7 is a chance for both of these fan bases to have greater glory, or greater heartbreak. One curse will end.
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