Chicago 365 Playoff Central: The Bash Brothers Start the Party.

     Going into Game 5 of the World Series, we had our backs against the wall.  Regardless, Wrigleyville was once again a flurry of activity as game time approached. Fans of all varieties wanted to be there to take in the final game of the season, as well as the final game that David Ross would ever play at Wrigley. Things didn't start off great against Trevor Bauer, as the Cubs couldn't get on the board through 3. Even worse, the Indians managed to tally one off of Jon Lester(but a few more runs were saved by a couple of good defensive plays, including one by Jason Heyward where he had to climb the wall and reach into the stands to make the catch. By the 4th Inning, it looked like Terry Francona was getting ready to put in his lights-out team to seal up the game and the series. Luckily, that was the precise time the Cubs decided to start doing something. Kris Bryant steps up and hits a ball into the outfield basket(landing not far from where Javy Baez's shot landed in Game 1 of the NLDS). Then immediately afterward, Rizzo got on base with a double. Then Zobrist advanced him to 3rd. Then Addison Russell got Rizzo home with another hit. Then Baez gets on thanks to a bunt. Then Grandpa Rossy comes out and brings another run in with a sacrifice fly. By the time the dust settles, the Cubs score 3 runs in the inning and lead the Indians 3-1. Later on in the game, the Tribe makes it interesting when they take one of those runs back.

     After pulling Lester, Carl Edwards Jr. gets a very brief outing in the 7th. Then things get really interesting when none other than Aroldis Chapman walks out of the bullpen to take the ball for the Cubs. Remember when I said earlier that Chapman was good but he just didn't do 6-out saves? This was going to be an 8-out save. I was wondering if Maddon had hit his head or had too many shot/beer combos at the Cubby Bear. But I'll be damned, it actually worked. Chapman held it together, recorded the last 8 outs, and the Cubs won the game. Of course, this was but the first step. We still have to win 2 more in Cleveland. But all of that is for another time. For now, we'll just have to focus on Game 6. Let's get it done.