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World Series 2016 Game 6: Three takeaways as Cubs’ bats come to life to force Game 7

The 2016 World Series between the Cubs and Indians will come down to one final game.

Aided by dominant pitching and, at last, the long ball, the Cubs took Game 6 Tuesday at Progressive Field, 9-3, to stave off elimination and force an all-or-nothing Game 7 Wednesday. The last MLB team to overcome a 3-1 World Series deficit and win Games 6 and 7 on the road was the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Cubs are one win away from pulling off the comeback and ending Chicago's 108-year World Series drought.

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Here are three takeaways from Game 6:

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