CHICAGO
They had waited 71 years for a World Series game at Wrigley Field, waited through seven decades of losing and heartbreak and sun-lit, liquid-fueled parties on the North Side of Chicago. They had waited all that time, survived all those lost seasons, to experience a day like this. It was 65 degrees and sunny on Friday afternoon. The city oozed with wonder and delight. The Fall Classic had finally come to the Friendly Confines.
And they didn’t expect it to feel like this.
The Cleveland Indians took control of this 112th World Series on Friday, crafting a 1-0 victory in Game 3 and taking a 2-1 series lead over the Chicago Cubs.