The World Series is going back to Cleveland. The host Chicago Cubs beat the Indians 3-2 in Game 5 to cut Cleveland’s lead in the best-of-seven competition to 3-2. Game 6 is Tuesday.
CHICAGO – They have waited 108 years for a championship. So with this World Series on the verge of slipping away, the Chicago Cubs could not wait any longer.
Manager Joe Maddon summoned closer Aroldis Chapman from the bullpen in the seventh inning for the first eight-out save of his career in major-league baseball, needing to hold off the Cleveland Indians in Game 5.