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THE 112TH WORLD SERIES CLEVELAND INDIANS VS. CHICAGO CUBS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2016 PROGRESSIVE FIELD, CLEVELAND, OHIO POSTGAME NOTES CLEVELAND INDIANS 6, CHICAGO CUBS 0 (CLEVELAND LEADS 1-0) First Pitch: 8:10 p.m. Gametime Temperature: 50 degrees Tonight's Attendance: 38,091 Time of Game: 3:37 PITCHING LINES CHICAGO IP H R ER BB-I SO HR WP BF Pitches/Strikes Jon Lester (L) 5.2 6 3 3 3-0 7 1 0 26 97/57 Pedro Strop 0.2 0 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 2 6/5 Travis Wood 0.1 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 1 8/5 Justin Grimm 1.0 2 2 2 1-0 1 0 0 6 22/11 Hector Rondon 0.1 2 1 1 0-0 0 1 0 3 13/8 CLEVELAND IP H R ER BB-I SO HR WP BF Pitches/Strikes Corey Kluber (W) 6.0 4 0 0 0-0 9 0 0 22 88/59 Andrew Miller 2.0 2 0 0 2-0 3 0 0 10 46/26 Cody Allen 1.0 1 0 0 0-0 3 0 0 4 17/11 FIRST GAME WINNERS TIED AT 1-1 • The winner of the first game of the World Series has gone Of the 57 times that a World Series has been tied, 1-1, the on to win the Fall Classic 70 times (63.1%). That has been winner of Game 2 has gone on to capture the Series on 29 the case in 12 of the last 13 and 17 of the last 19 World occasions (50.9%). However, that has been the case on just two Series beginning 1997, with 2002 (San Francisco defeating of 10 occasions since 1993, those being Anaheim in 2002 and New Anaheim) and 2009 (Philadelphia defeating New York) the lone York in 2009. The 1993 Phillies, 1997 Indians, 2003 Yankees, 2006 exceptions. It has also occurred in 19 of the last 22 and Tigers, 2008 Rays, 2011 Rangers, 2013 Cardinals and 2014 Royals 24 of the last 28 Series. In addition to San Francisco and all won Game 2 to square the Fall Classic, but went on to lose the Philadelphia, the only other exceptions in the last 27 Fall Series. Classics were both by Atlanta, first game winners versus Toronto in 1992 and New York in 1996, but losers of each Series in six games. DYNAMIC DUO • In 19 of the last 30 Series beginning in 1985, the winner of Game 1 of the World Series has also won Game 2, the • Jose Ramirez (24.038) and Francisco Lindor (22.346) exceptions being 1992 (Toronto over Atlanta), 1993 became third pair of teammates under the age of 25 (Philadelphia over Toronto), 1997 (Cleveland over Florida), to each collect at least three hits in the same World 2002 (Anaheim over San Francisco), 2003 (New York over Series contest, joining Washington's Goose Goslin (23.357) Florida), 2006 (Detroit over St. Louis), 2008 (Tampa Bay and Ossie Bluege (23.349) in Game 4 of the 1924 World over Philadelphia), 2009 (New York over Philadelphia), 2011 Series, and Boston's Dustin Pedroia (24.071) and Jacoby (Texas over St. Louis), 2013 (St. Louis over Boston) and 2014 Ellsbury (24.046) in Game 3 of the 2007 Fall Classic. (Kansas City over San Francisco). • It marked the third time in franchise history that two Indians batters had three-hit games in the World Series, joining Matt Williams and Sandy Alomar Jr. (1997 Game 4), and GAME 1 RESULTS Kenny Lofton and Carlos Baerga (1995 Game 3). • Lindor became the youngest Indians batter to ever have three • The Indians improved to 8-11 in Game 1 of a Postseason hits in a World Series game. The previous youngest player was series, including 2-4 in World Series play. The Cubs fell to Joe Evans (25.149) in Game 6 of the 1920 World Series. 3-7-1 in Game 1 of the Fall Classic and 7-14-1 in Game 1 of all • Lindor also became the youngest player to have three hits in Postseason series. a World Series game since Florida’s Edgar Renteria (21.080) • Cleveland is 3-0 in Game 1s this year, while Chicago is 2-1. did so in Game 7 of the 1997 World Series against Cleveland. • With his third hit in the seventh inning, Francisco became the third player age 22-or-younger in World Series history to HOME TEAMS IN THE OPENER record at least three hits in his first career World Series game, joining Pittsburgh's Jimmy Sebring (21, 1903 Game 1, • Cleveland's victory last night marked the sixth time in the three hits) and Joe Medwick (22, 1934 Game 1, four hits) of last seven years that a home team has won the World Series the Cardinals. opener. • The Indians are the 64th home team to win a World Series opener overall. Of the previous 63 Game 1 home winners, 36 (57.1%) have also won Game 2, including nine of the last 11 KKKKKKKKKLUBER (2011 Cardinals, 2013 Red Sox the exceptions). Of the 36 to • Kluber became the third pitcher in Indians history (fourth also win Game 2, 29 (80.6%) have emerged as World Series time overall) to toss at least 6.0 scoreless innings in a World Champions. Series start. The others include Duster Mails (Games 3 and 6 • Of the previous 63 Game 1 home winners, 43 (68.3%) have in 1920), Stan Coveleski (Game 7 in 1920) and Gene Bearden gone on to with the Series, including each of the last 13, 18 of (Game 3 in 1948). the last 19 and 22 of the last 27, with the exceptions in that • Kluber became the sixth pitcher ever to hurl at least 6.0 time being the 1975 Red Sox, 1978 Dodgers, 1979 Orioles, scoreless innings with at least nine strikeouts in his first 1981 Yankees and 1992 Braves. World Series start. The others to do so were Boston's Bill Dinneen (1903 Game 2), Philadelphia's Chief Bender (1905 Game 2), Ed Walsh of the White Sox (1906 Game 3), TAKING A 2-0 LEAD Cincinnati's Hod Eller (1919 Game 5) and Baltimore's Moe Fifty-four teams have jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the World Series, Drabowksy (1966 Game 1). with 43 of those going on to win the championship (79.6%). A team • Corey became the third pitcher in World Series history to jumping out to a 2-0 lead has gone on to win the series in each record at least nine strikeouts without allowing a run in Game of the last 10 occurrences (Yankees in 1998-99-2000; Arizona in 1 of the World Series, joining Hall of Famer Bob Gibson of the 2001; Boston in 2004 and 2007; Chicago in 2005; San Francisco Cardinals (1968) and Allie Reynolds of the New York Yankees in 2010 and 2012; and Kansas City in 2015) and 16 of the last 17 (1948). times, with the lone exception being Atlanta in 1996. The Braves • Kluber is the first pitcher to earn a win in the All-Star Game won the first two contests at Yankee Stadium but lost the next and the World Series in the same year since Boston's Josh four games. Beckett did so in 2007. Game 1 Postgame Notes - Tuesday, October 25, 2016 ROBERTO PEREZ ANDREW MILLER • Indians catcher Roberto Perez went 2-for-4 tonight with two • With 2.0 scoreless innings tonight, Andrew Miller has now home runs and four RBI, becoming the first Indians player in tossed 13.2 scoreless innings this Postseason with four World Series history with two home runs in a game. walks and 24 strikeouts, while holding opposing hitters to a • He tied the franchise record for RBI in a World Series game .152 batting average. with four (Sandy Alomar Jr. 1997 Game 5 and Elmer Smith • Tonight was Miller’s longest relief outing (in terms of pitches) 1920 Game 5). since August 4, 2011, when he threw 71 pitches with the Red • He joined Manny Ramirez (1995 ALCS Game 2 and 1998 ALDS Sox in 2.2 innings of relief against the Indians. Game 3) and Jim Thome (1998 ALCS Game 3 and 1999 ALDS Game 5) as the only Indians with multi-homer games in the Postseason. ZO JOINS THE BABE • Perez became the first player ever to hit two home runs batting from the ninth spot in the batting order in a World Ben Zobrist collected three hits in tonight's game, his second Series game. career three-hit game in the World Series. Zobrist also • Roberto was the fifth catcher to record a multi-homer game in recorded three hits in Game 1 of last year's Fall Classic for Kansas the Fall Classic, joining Hall of Famer Yogi Berra of the Yankees City. Zobrist became the second player to have three hits in the (1956 Game 7); Oakland's Gene Tenace (1972 Game 1); Hall of opening game of back-to-back World Series. The other was Hall of Famer Johnny Bench of the Reds (1976 Game 4); and Hall of Famer Babe Ruth, who had three hits for the New York Yankees in Famer Gary Carter of the Mets (1986 Game 4). both 1927 and 1928. • Perez became the first Puerto Rican-born player to record a multi-homer game in the Fall Classic. TERRY FRANCONA SHUTOUT • Tito is the only manager in Major League history to win each of his first nine World Series games.