It was just the fourth time that a Game 7 went to extra innings, and the rain delayed play until 12:11 a.m. While Cubs fans hugged with delight, there was only despair for the Indians, who now have gone longer than anyone without a crown.ĭexter Fowler homered on Corey Kluber’s fourth pitch of the game, 23-year-old Javier Baez and 39-year-old David Ross also went deep for the Cubs, who led 5-1 in the fifth inning and 6-3 in the eighth.Ĭhapman wound up with the win and Montgomery got one out for his first save in the majors.īryan Shaw, who gave up a leadoff single to Kyle Schwarber in the 10th, took the loss. (Gregory Shamus/Getty Images/AFP)Īfter defeating San Francisco and the Los Angeles Dodgers in the playoffs, Chicago became the first team to earn a title by winning Games 6 and 7 on the road since the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates.

A Chicago Cubs fan holds a sign after the Cubs defeated the Cleveland Indians 8-7 in Game Seven of the 2016 World Series at Progressive Field on Novemin Cleveland, Ohio.

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