In the battle of the two teams with the longest championship droughts, round one went to the Indians. Corey Kluber shut the Cubs out for six innings on Tuesday night, making history in the process, while Cleveland’s offense took advantage of Jon Lester’s well-known throwing tics, and and light-hitting catcher Roberto Perez became the first catcher in 30 years to club two homers in a World Series game.
The Indians are now three wins away from their first championship since 1948. The start time for Game 2, pitting Jake Arrieta and Trevor Bauer, has been moved up by an hour, to 7 p.