CLEVELAND — The Chicago Cubs face the Cleveland Indians in the World Series. One team will end a very long championship drought. The other will remain lovable losers. Stay here for inning-by-inning updates and analysis from Cleveland.
Handed a 2-0 lead thanks to Jon Lester’s wildness and inability to hold on baserunners, Corey Kluber gave up a leadoff double to Ben Zobrist, bringing up Kyle Schwarber. Schwarber, who had not played since early April, was apparently not ready for Kluber’s two-seam fastball, as he was well behind the 93 mph pitch and struck out swinging.