Last night the residents of Chicago were out partying for Halloween. They were also out partying at Wrigley Field for Game 4 of the World Series. The Cubs started off the affair with a run off of Corey Kluber. Unfortunately, the Indians soon followed with a couple of runs off of John Lackey. Those runs that the Cubs got would be the only ones that we would get for the next few innings, by which time the Indians had piled on even more. One of those outbursts was a 3-run bomb courtesy of Jason Kipnis, the local kid. For what it's worth, Jason Kipnis hails from the same Northern Suburb(Northbrook) as Steve Bartman. Anyway, by the end of the affair the Cubs had lost 7-2. This isn't good. This really isn't good. For the first time this postseason, we have our backs against the wall. Win or go home.
But this isn't as bad as it would have been in the other two series. It's not like we have to face Johnny Cueto or Rich Hill, or the Dodgers in LA. All we have to do is beat Trevor Bauer, who looked awfully beatable when he last pitched in Game 2. And who do we have pitching for us? Only Jon Lester, who has been awfully reliable for us this post season. 4 starts, all of them great outings. We have an excellent chance to win tonight. As far as games 6 and 7 go, those are discussions to be had later on. For now, we have to take things 1 game at a time. The first of those affairs starts now. Let's get it done. Go Cubbies.
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