![]() Roberto Perez led off with a single, was bunted over to second base by Tyler Naquin and Rajai Davis followed with a walk. In the fifth, the Cubs escaped a bases loaded, one-out threat when Justin Grimm managed to get Francisco Lindor to ground into a double play and the crowd erupted. World Series 2016 Game 5: Chicago Cubs 3-2 Cleveland Indians as it happened Cubs stay alive in tense victory over the Indians to extend the World Series. Three times in the first five innings, Cleveland were able to get a baserunner to third but could not advance him the last 30 metres. Soler has a 12 walk rate this year, the bases are loaded, and he has a MUCH higher chance of running into one than Ross does. Mark: That was a totally ridiculous non-PH. Tomlin, spotting his pitches with pinpoint accuracy, kept the Cubs off balance and off the bases, while Chicago starter Kyle Hendricks escaped jam after jam. Paul Swydan: Baseball needs more Baez-Lindor moments. Roars rolled through the old stadium in the opening innings but, as the game wore on, a worried stillness marked the tense battle. With the wind blowing out towards Wrigley Field’s reachable, ivy-covered outfield walls, offensive fireworks were anticipated but it was the pitchers who held sway along with bench player Crisp, who ruined the fun for a packed house of nearly 42,000. The Indians’ victory jettisoned any chance the Cubs had of clinching the World Series title at home with only the next two games left to be played in Chicago. Reliever Carl Edwards Jr, one of six pitchers used by the Cubs, took the loss. ![]() Andrew Miller, who relieved starter Josh Tomlin in the fifth, was credited with the win as four Cleveland pitchers combined on a five-hitter.
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