In the NLCS, also coming off a shutout — two of them, actually — Chicago’s bats perked up and scored 23 runs over three straight victories to advance to the Fall Classic. Standing in the way of a repeat is a Cleveland club that has thrown a postseason record five shutouts, including two in this […]
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With chance to impact G3, Schwarber pops up
A shard of Kyle Schwarber’s bat splintered into the air. Dropping the rest of it in disappointment, Schwarber put his head down and jogged toward first base. So much was made of Schwarber’s one at-bat, one moment, one chance to influence World Series Game 3. The result was an eighth-inning popup and a 1-0 Cubs […]
Before Game 4: IRL
There was World Series fever everywhere you looked in Chicago as Wrigley Field hosted its first Fall Classic game since Oct. 10, 1945 in Game 3, and the excitement hasn’t abated. Read More Here (0)
'We are coming back': Cubs fans remain confident
Wait until next year became wait until tomorrow for Cubs fans filling Harry Caray’s and other River North bars and restaurants following Chicago’s 1-0 loss to Cleveland in Game 3 of the 2016 World Series on Friday night that gave the Indians a 2-1 lead in the Fall Classic. Read More Here (2)
Hendricks not sharp, but keeps Cubs in it
All Kyle Hendricks wanted to do was get a curveball across the plate for a strike during an at-bat against Carlos Santana in the fifth inning. But he missed with four of the five breaking balls and issued a walk. Read More Here (0)
Statcast of the Day: Crisp's 'perfect' blooper
Only one run scored in Cleveland’s 1-0 Game 3 victory, but should it have? A Coco Crisp blooper that fell in front of Jorge Soler generated some controversy, but Statcast shows that we should leave Soler alone — he had no chance to make that play. Read More Here (4)
Pick your poison: Cubs lose gamble on Crisp
With Game 3 of the World Series locked in a scoreless tie in the top of the seventh inning Friday night at Wrigley Field and the Indians threatening with runners on first and third and one out, manager Terry Francona sent switch-hitting Coco Crisp to the plate to bat for the pitcher. Cubs manager Joe […]
Grimm anything but after inducing big DP
Justin Grimm threw 911 pitches for the Cubs this season, then another 54 over his first four postseason appearances. He faced 225 batters and retired roughly 60 percent of them, establishing himself at times as one of Chicago’s best relievers. But Grimm had not induced a double play until the fifth inning Friday night. Read […]
Maddon confident in Lackey, bats ahead of Game 4
Long after the Cubs’ 1-0 loss to the Indians in Game 3 of the World Series on Friday night, a four-man crew of groundskeepers armed with shovels, rakes, trowels and buckets of dirt labored on the pitcher’s mound at Wrigley Field. Read More Here (0)
Tribe's 2-1 advantage creates hairy situation
The Indians’ 1-0 shutout of the Cubs in Game 3 of the World Series on Friday night sets up a Game 4 with quite a bit hanging in the balance. Read More Here (2)
