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THE 112TH INDIANS VS. CUBS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2016 , CLEVELAND, GAME 7 POSTGAME NOTES 8, 7 (10 ) (CHICAGO CUBS WINS SERIES, 4-3) First Pitch: 8:02 p.m. Gametime Temperature: 69 degrees Tonight's Attendance: 38,104 Time of Game: 4:28 (0:17 delay) PITCHING LINES CHICAGO IP H R ER BB-I SO HR WP BF Pitches/Strikes 4.2 4 2 1 1-0 2 0 0 19 63/42 3.0 3 2 1 1-0 4 0 1 13 55/31 (W) 1.1 3 2 2 0-0 2 1 0 7 35/21 Carl Edwards Jr. 0.2 1 1 1 1-0 1 0 0 4 17/8 Mike Montgomery (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 1 2/2

CLEVELAND IP H R ER BB-I SO HR WP BF Pitches/Strikes 4.0 6 4 4 0-0 0 2 0 18 57/36 2.1 4 2 2 1-0 1 1 0 11 43/32 Cody Allen 2.0 0 0 0 1-0 2 0 0 6 30/21 Brian Shaw (L) 1.0 3 2 2 2-2 1 0 0 8 32/14 Trevor Bauer 0.2 0 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 2 9/7 CUBS WIN FIRST WORLD SERIES SINCE 1908 COMING BACK FROM DOWN 3-1 • The Chicago Cubs claimed their third World Series title in • The Cubs became the seventh team in World Series history to franchise history, joining 1907, when they defeated the come back from down 3-1 to win the series. The previous six Tigers (4-0-1), and 1908, when they defeated the Tigers (4-1). teams to come back from a 3-1 deficit to win the World Series • The 107-season drought without a World Series title had been include the 1985 Royals, 1979 Pirates, 1968 Tigers, 1958 the longest drought without a championship in the four major Yankees, 1925 Pirates and the 1903 Pilgrims (best-of-9). sports. • This is the first time that the Cubs came back to win a best-of-seven series in which they trailed 3-1. In the previous five instances, Chicago lost each series, including the 1910 NAMED WORLD SERIES MVP World Series vs. (lost series in five); the vs. (lost series in six); the 1929 World • Cubs Ben Zobrist was named the winner of the Series vs. Philadelphia (lost series in five); the 1935 World World Series Most Valuable Player presented by Chevrolet. Series vs. Detroit (lost series in six); and the 1989 NLCS vs. • Zobrist, who was part of Kansas City's 2015 World (lost series in five). Series-winning team, becomes the first Cubs player to win the MVP Award, which originated in 1955. • He is just the seventh outfielder (eighth time overall) to be IN named MVP, joining Hall of Famer of the Orioles (1966); Hall of Famer of the Pirates • The road team has now been victorious in 20 of the 38 (52.6%) (1971); Hall of Famer of the Athletics (1973) best-of-seven Game 7s. and for the Yankees (1977); Pedro Guerrero of the Dodgers • The Cubs are just the second road team in the last 11 Game 7s (1981); Boston's (2004); and of to come out on top, joining the 2014 Giants, who defeated the the White Sox (2005). Royals in Game 7 at in Kansas City. Prior • Zobrist went 1-for-5 in Game 7 tonight and put the Cubs on to the Giants, the last road team to win a Game 7 of the World top with his his RBI- in the top of the 10th . Series was the 1979 Pirates at . • The native went 10-for-28 (.357) with two doubles, a , two RBI and five runs scored in the series. • For his career, he is now batting .293 (17-for-58) in the World GAME 7 RESULTS Series. He has safely in nine of his last 10 World Series games, and in 10 of his last 12 dating back to Game 1 of last • The Cubs are now 1-2 in Game 7s overall, includ- year's Fall Classic. ing 1-1 in the Fall Classic. Prior to tonight's win, the losses came in Game 7 of the against Detroit, and Game 7 of the 2003 NLCS against Florida, both of WINNING AND 7 which were played at . • The Indians are now 0-3 in Game 7s overall, inlcuding 0-2 in the • The Cubs became the 20th team to come back from down 3-2 in World Series. In addition to tonight's loss, the previous losses the Fall Classic under the current seven-game format. came in Game 7 of the against Florida, and • Prior to tonight, the last team to turn the trick was the 2011 Game 7 of the 2007 ALCS against Boston, both of which took Cardinals, who trailed the Rangers 3-2 before taking both games place on the road. (Note - Cleveland defeated in Game back in St. Louis. The others include the 2002 Angels (over SF); 7 of the 1920 best-of-nine Fall Classic to clinch the title). 2001 Diamondbacks (over NYY); 1991 Twins (over ATL); 1987 Twins (over STL); 1986 Mets (over BOS); 1985 Royals (over STL); 1982 Cardinals (over MIL); 1979 Pirates (over BAL); 1973 THIS SCENARIO Athletics (over NYM); 1968 Tigers (over STL); 1958 Yankees (over MIL); 1952 Yankees (over BRO); 1946 Cardinals (over • This is the third time in World Series history that a series has BOS); 1940 Reds (over DET); 1934 Cardinals (over DET); 1926 followed the following scenario: home team wins Game 1; road Cardinals (over NYY); 1925 Pirates (over WSH); and 1924 team wins Game 2; road team wins Game 3; road team wins Senators (over NYG). Game 4; home team wins Game 5; road team wins Game 6; and • The last team to win Games 6 and 7 of the World Series on the road team wins Game 7. road after trailing 3-2 was the 1979 Pirates, who won Games • The other occurrences were in 1968, when the Tigers 6 and 7 at Baltimore. In addition, the 1968 Tigers, the 1958 defeated the Cardinals in Game 7 on the road, and in 1979, Yankees, the 1952 Yankees, the 1934 Cardinals and the 1926 when the Pirates defeated the Orioles in Game 7 on the road. Cardinals all won Games 6 and 7 on the road to win the World Series.

Game 7 Postgame Notes - Wednesday, November 2, 2016 EXTRA EXTRA BELIEVE IT OR NOT... • Tonight was the 60th extra-inning game in World Series his- When the Indians scored two runs on Jon Lester's wild pitch, it tory, and just the fifth in a decisive game in the World Series. was the second time in Indians Postseason history that two runs The others include Game 7 of the 1997 World Series (Florida scored on a wild pitch or passed ball. In Game 6 of the 1995 ALCS, overa Cleveland); Game 7 of the ( Ruben Amaro and both scored on a passed ball in the over ); Game 7 of the (Washington eighth inning at . over ); and Game 8 of the (Boston over New York). • The Cubs became the first road team to win an extra-inning UNUSUAL NIGHT FOR MILLER game in the decisive game of the Fall Classic. Andrew Miller allowed four hits in his 2.1 innings pitched tonight. It was just the fifth time in his career that he allowed at least four TEAM EFFORT hits in a relief appearance, and the first time since August 4, 2011 with Boston against the Indians, when he allowed four hits over 2.2 The Cubs had eight different players record an RBI in tonight's innings of relief. game, the most of any team in Game 7 of a World Series. The previous mark of seven was set by the Cardinals in Game 7 of the 1934 World Series against Detroit. BRANDON GUYER Brandon Guyer became the first player ever to enter as a substitute ROSS HOMER and have two hits in a deciding game of the World Series. Frank “Home ” Baker in 1921 and in 1912 each did so in • homered in the top of the sixth inning to extend Game 7s of a best-of-nine series. Chicago's lead to 6-3, becoming the oldest player in history to homer in Game 7 of the World Series at 39 years, 228 days old. Hall of Famer was 39 years, 225 days old when LATE AND GREAT he homered in Game 7 of the 1979 Fall Classic. • Ross became the oldest player to homer in a World Series • hit a game-tying two-run homer in the bottom of game since Hall of Famer homered in Game 2 of the eighth inning off Cubs Aroldis Chapman. It marked the for Cleveland at 39 years, 240 days old. the latest game-tying or go-ahead homer in the eighth inning-or-later of a deciding World Series game since in the eighth inning of Game 7 of the 2001 World LESTER OUT OF THE PEN Series. • The homer tied for the latest deficit-erasing ever in • Tonight marked Jon Lester's fourth career relief appearance. Game 7 of the World Series. In 1960, Hal Smith's three-run Each of his previous three came with Boston during the 2007 homer gave the Pirates a 9-7 lead over the Yankees. season, with the last two coming during the Posteason. Lester tossed 2.0 perfect innings on September 30, 2007 vs. Minnesota; pitched 0.2 innings in Game 2 of the 2007 ALCS; INDIANS STAFF and tossed 3.0 scoreless innings in Game 4 of the 2007 ALCS. • Lester tossed 3.0 innings out of the tonight, matching • The Indians surrendered a total of 17 runs over the last two his career-high in relief, done in Game 4 of the 2007 ALCS. games of this series (nine runs in Game 6 and eight runs in Game 7). The staff allowed just 23 total runs over the first 13 games of the Postseason before Game 6 of the Fall Classic. HATS OFF • The club's 80 in relief this Postseason ranked second all-time by any team in a single Postseason, trailing • capped an impressive series under unusual only the 2015 (89). circumstances with three hits in tonight's game. • Cleveland recorded 145 strikeouts overall this • Schwarber went 3-for-5 tonight and finished this World Postseason, which was the fourth-most in a single Series 7-for-17 (.412) with a double and two RBI. Postseason, trailing the 2015 Royals (160); the 2010 Rangers • For his career in the Postseason, Kyle is now batting .364 (150); and the 2013 Cardinals (149). (16-for-44) with a double, five home runs, 10 RBI and eight • Cleveland pitchers had a combined 64 strikeouts in this World runs scored. Series, which was second-most in a single Fall Classic, behind the 2001 Yankees (70). TOP OF THE ORDER PRODUCTION Cubs leadoff hitter and number two hitter Kyle Schwarber each had three hits in tonight's game. It marked just the fourth time that a pair of teammates each had at least three hits in a decisive Game 7 of the World Series. The others to do so inlcuded and (three hits each) for the 1912 Giants, Omar Moreno (three hits) and Willie Stargell (four hits) for the 1979 Pirates, and (four hits) and Darryl Motley (three hits) for the 1985 Royals.

OFFENSIVE OUTBURST • The Cubs hit three home runs tonight, marking the fourth time that a team has hit at least three homers in Game 7 of the Fall Classic. The others to do so were the 1956 Yankees (four homers); the 1960 Pirates (three homers); and the 1964 Yankees (three homers). • The four home runs hit overall tonight marked the fifth Game 7 in World Series history with at least four homers. The others came in 1956 (Yankees hit four, Dodgers hit zero); in 1960 (Pirates hit three, Yankees hit two); in 1964 (Yankees hit three, Cardinals hit two); and in 1986 (Mets hit two, Red Sox hit two). • Tonight's 8-7 final was the highest scoring decisive World Series game since 1960, when the Pirates beat the Yankees, 10-9.

JOE MADDON , the 53rd in Cubs history since their last World Series title, joins as the only managers in Cubs history to lead the Cubs to a World Series title.

Game 7 Postgame Notes - Wednesday, November 2, 2016