The Mike Horner ArchivesChicago Cubs finally gave fans what they've waited 71 years for -- a World Series win at beloved Wrigley Field.
Sunday night's 3-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians was desperately needed, too. A Chicago loss would have ended the 2016 World Series, which now instead moves back to Ohio with Cleveland up three games to two.
SEE ALSO: The dark side of a feel-good World SeriesWith one more victory, the Indians will win their first World Series since 1948; the Cubs now must win two more for their first championship since 1908. That's a considerable task as the series heads back to Cleveland for good -- but for now, Cubs fans can revel in not having their best season in decades end at home and living to wriggle through at least one more stomach-churning elimination game.
After Cleveland's Jose Ramirez hit a solo homer in the second inning to give the Indians and their stingy defense a 1-0 lead, Kris Bryant smashed a solo blast of his own to even the score in the fourth.
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Bryant's dinger swung momentum firmly back in Chicago's favor, and the Cubs tacked on two more runs before the inning was out to end the fourth with a 3-1 lead. The Indians cut that advantage in half in the sixth, though, setting the stage for Chicago's flame-throwing reliever Aroldis Chapman to enter the game in the seventh inning -- far earlier than the Cubs would typically use him.
But Chapman -- acquired by the Cubs mid-season for moments just like this -- was up to the task. He registered a rare eight-out save, something no pitcher had done in an elimination game since Madison Bumgarner in the 2014 World Series.
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And so the Cubs staved off elimination Sunday night and kept alive hopes for ending a 108-year championship drought. Could they possibly end that epic losing streak by coming back from a 3-1 series deficit?
We'll find out. Game 6 is Tuesday night in Cleveland, where the Cubs will fight for their lives again and look to force a Game 7 for all the baseball marbles.
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