It hurts because we care, but they need to walk with their head held high because they left nothing on the field,' Francona said. In their previous World Series appearance, they were a double-play grounder from winning the title before losing Game 7 in 11 innings to the Marlins. The Indians, meanwhile, added more heartbreak. From Curse of the Bambino to the Billy Goat Curse, he ended another jinx. He also assembled the Red Sox team that broke Boston's 86-year drought with the 2004 championship. Zobrist was among the players brought to the Cubs by Theo Epstein, the baseball guru added another crown to his collection. Zobrist was chosen as the World Series MVP, a year after he helped the Royals win the championship. Third baseman Kris Bryant, one of Chicago's young stars, began smiling even before fielding a grounder by Michael Martinez and throwing it across to Rizzo for the final out. The Cubs then ended more than a century of misery for their loyal fans - barely. World Series favorites since spring training, Chicago led the majors with 103 wins this season. Cleveland was trying to win its first crown since 1948, but manager Terry Francona's club lost the last two games at home. Davis delivered an RBI single with two outs in the bottom half, but Mike Montgomery closed it out at 12:47 a.m., and the celebration was on.īlue-clad Cubs fans who traveled from Wrigley Field filled nearly the entire lower deck behind the Chicago dugout at Progressive Field, singing 'Go! Cubs! Go!' Manager Joe Maddon's team halted the longest title drought in baseball, becoming the first club to overcome a 3-1 Series deficit since the 1985 Kansas City Royals. Ben Zobrist hit an RBI double and Miguel Montero singled home a run to make it 8-6. But the Cubs, after tormenting their fans one more time, came right back after a 17-minute rain delay before the top of the 10th. All-Star closer Aroldis Chapman blew a three-run lead with two outs in the eighth when Rajai Davis hit a tying homer. I can't believe it.' Lovable losers for generations, the Cubs nearly let this one get away, too. Chicago, it happened,' first baseman Anthony Rizzo said. Ending more than a century of flops, futility and frustration, the Cubs won their first title since 1908, outlasting the Cleveland Indians 8-7 in 10 innings of a Game 7 thriller early Thursday. The Chicago Cubs are World Series champions. CLEVELAND - The wait 'til next year is finally over.

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