Every pitch gets bigger and bigger as the game goes on. "High anxiety," first baseman Anthony Rizzo said. Fans stayed long after the final out and sang "Sweet Home Chicago" as Cubs returned to the field for media interviews. The crowd of 41,711 erupted when Jose Ramirez, who had homered earlier, foul tipped a 101 mph offering at the outside corner into the glove of catcher Willson Contreras for the final out.Ī white flag with a blue "W" was raised atop Wrigley Field after a Series win for the first time since Oct. "I was ready to come in at a moment's notice." "I didn't expect to come in so early, but I mentally prepared myself," Chapman said through a translator. Manager Joe Maddon summoned closer Aroldis Chapman from the bullpen in the seventh inning for the first eight-out save of his big league career, a desperate move in a dire situation with the Cubs needing to hold off the Cleveland Indians in Game 5.Īs nervous fans fretted at Wrigley Field, the big Cuban left-hander fired his 100 mph heat over and over, preserving a 3-2 win Sunday night that cut Cleveland's Series lead to 3-2. So with this World Series on the verge of slipping away, the Chicago Cubs could not wait any longer. Chapman, Cubs stop Indians, cut World Series deficit to 3-2ĬHICAGO - They have waited 108 years for a championship.
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