CHICAGO — The empty kegs of Budweiser that fell off a dolly and bounced noisily around Wrigley Field’s upper mezzanine walkway about an hour after Game 3 of the World Series seemed like a pretty appropriate conclusion for the Cubs on a day where not much went according to plan.
This was supposed to be the club’s triumphant homecoming, the first World Series game played in the Friendly Confines since 1945 and the first night World Series game in the ballpark’s history. Instead, they managed just five hits and lost to Cleveland, 1-0 .
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This was the second time in three World Series games they’ve been shut out and the fourth time during the postseason (this was their 13th game), which is kind of hard to believe considering they were only shut out six times during the entire 162-game regular season.