[91] WAPA-TV transmitted the series to Puerto Rico, with Rafael Bracero at the helm of the station's sports commentary of the series. . Cubs president Theo Epstein said that when he heard about the meeting called by Heyward, "Right then I thought, 'We're winning this game.'"[78]. Joe Buck was the network's play-by-play announcer, with John Smoltz as color commentator and Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci as field reporters. In 2018 he failed to win the hat-trick, polling second behind Croatian Luka Modrić. Everyone's prone to hyperbole, but tonight, it was kind of epic, right? Share. [41] Another run-scoring single by Schwarber off Bryan Shaw and a bases-loaded walk by Addison Russell pushed the lead to 5–0.[42]. Then a wild pitch by Lester caromed off Ross' face mask to the backstop. "• Holy now! 3-1. Francisco Lindor, left, and Brandon Guyer, right, of the Cleveland Indians celebrate after beating the Chicago Cubs 7-2 in Game 4 of the 2016 World Series at … His victory came just days after his wife, Brianne, won the bronze in the women's heptathlon. Fortunately, that last one he left over the plate and up to where I could just slap it down the line, and that was all I was trying to do."[80][81]. In the bottom of the fourth, Mike Napoli drove in Jason Kipnis, who doubled to lead off, with an RBI single to cut the deficit to 7–1. As he stood on second base following his hit, he raised his arms in the air, just like Rocky Balboa, and did a little shadow boxing.• Baez's homer chases Kluber, Who could blame Rizzo, either? You think in that moment, it's like a momentum change. The Indians challenged that Coghlan's slide interfered with Cleveland's shot at a double play, but the replay official definitively determined that Coghlan engaged in a bona-fide slide and Heyward remained at first base. [119] After abuse allegation made against him by his ex-wife,[120] Addison Russell's once promising career came to an abrupt end after he was non-tendered by the Cubs following the 2019 season. Bauer was forced from the game in the fourth, and the Cubs struck again in the fifth. [57] Russell's grand slam was the first in a World Series game since Paul Konerko of the crosstown Chicago White Sox in 2005, as well as the first by a visiting player since Lonnie Smith in 1992. The win puts an exclamation point on a significant moment for AI. [34] In the first, the Indians loaded the bases off Lester on a single and two walks before José Ramirez's single drove in a run, then Lester hit Brandon Guyer with a pitch to force in another. Fowler led off the game with home run to straightaway center, and Baez closed Kluber's outing with a leadoff blast in the fifth.The Indians tied the game in the third on Carlos Santana's RBI single, but the Cubs tacked on runs in the fourth on a sacrifice fly by Game 6 hero Russell and an RBI double by rookie Willson Contreras.Baez's homer not only made up for two errors he made early in the game but chased Kluber, and Andrew Miller took over. -- Epstein, looking up into the rain• Cubs complete uphill Series comeback, "We overcame every single thing they could throw at us. We needed 114 wins and I told them everybody in this room could go out and get that 114th win. [36][37], Former Indians player Carlos Baerga threw the ceremonial first pitch before Game 2. Mike Montgomery gets the final out to seal the Cubs' 10-inning Game 7 win, giving the team its first World Series title since 1908. We took a very good ballclub to extra innings of Game 7 of the World Series, so I don't think I'll be hanging my head for too long. 1.1.1. The Indians caught a break in the third inning, when Kipnis sent a grounder to shortstop Russell, who gloved the ball after it hit the lip of the grass and took an odd last bounce. However, Arrieta got a flyout to end the inning. Cubs win 2016 World Series. There are no strangers on this team. This was the third postseason meeting between Francona and Maddon. The Cubs are fitting champions, as they had eight more victories than any other club. The 112th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the National League (NL) champion Chicago Cubs and the American League (AL) champion Cleveland Indians, the first meeting of those franchises in postseason history. At 39 years 228 days, Ross is the oldest player to homer in Game 7 of a World Series. The next batter was Indians center fielder Rajai Davis, who had hit 55 career home runs in 11 seasons entering this game, and who was hitting .132 in the postseason up to that point. He returns to the top-8 in the Masters Division with a potent Metal-type deck. The Cubs scored three runs in the first inning, all with two outs, on a Kris Bryant home run and a two-run double by Addison Russell after two singles off Josh Tomlin. . Mike Montgomery took over for Edwards and got Michael Martinez to ground to Bryant at third for the most important 5-3 in Cubs history.• Edwards, Montgomery seal historic final frameBack at Wrigley Field, Cubs fans flocked to the corner of Clark and Addison and were anticipating their own celebration, considering the commanding lead Chicago had until the eighth. "That moment, I felt like I had to vent a little bit and we had a big chance to win the game or take the lead in the game and we got thrown a curveball," Heyward said. SKT won 3–2 versus Samsung Galaxy in the 2016 World Championship Finals, with Faker winning the MVP award. The 2016 and 2017 winner of the FIFA World Player of the Year winner was Cristiano Ronaldo, who also won the Ballon d'Or for the same periods. Mrs Clinton won 47.8 percent of the vote. 2016 Women’s College World Series Game 3 Preview. It was also Maddon's third World Series appearance overall – in 2002, he was bench coach for the Anaheim Angels. 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On October 9, the prize pool reached $ 4,… Up in a suite, NBA star LeBron James flexed and shouted with approval, while the crowd erupted in a riotous roar. In 2018, the Cubs finished tied with the Milwaukee Brewers for the division. 2016 Presidential Election Results Aug. 9, 2017 , 9:00 AM ET In 2016, Donald J. Trump won the Electoral College with 304 votes compared to 227 votes for Hillary Clinton. I'm very proud of what we've done." After Jason Heyward struck out, Javier Baez's bunt single moved Zobrist to third before David Ross's sacrifice fly made it 3–1 Cubs. With the game caught in a 6-6 tie in the ninth, Heyward hit a grounder to Kipnis, who fired it to Lindor at short to retire pinch-runner Chris Coghlan.