Last night was the first World Series game played in by the Chicago Cubs since (you guessed it) 1945. And if this is the year we truly go all the way, things got off to an awfully inauspicious start. To the tune of a 6-0 loss at the hands of the Cleveland Indians. Even though the score looked pretty nasty, there were a few silver linings. Kyle Schwarber looked GREAT coming back from his injury. In the process, he also became the first MLB player to appear in fewer than 10 regular season games and then not again till the World Series. He also became the first position player to record his first hit of the season in the World Series. We may not have won, but Schwarber's return made a huge impact.
Another good point from the game was our chance to check out their pitchers. Corey Kluber was very good against us, and we couldn't really get anything going against him. But the same thing happened the first time we saw Clayton Kershaw, and we lit him up for 5 runs the next time we saw him. After Kluber left, Andrew Miller walked out. Miller was the Indians' big free agent pitching acquisition at the deadline. But here's the thing: Miller looked pretty mortal last night. He needed 40 pitches to make it to the closer, and he loaded the bases twice. We were unable to capitalize on that, but considering that's how he is in Game 1, we should be in good shape after a few times seeing him. If there's one thing we've been good at all year it's been adapting to and wearing down opposing pitchers. We will see if that holds true tonight. The game starts...right now. Go Cubs!
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