Long after Cubs starter John Lackey’s night was done with just four innings, Hector Rondonpitched the eighth for the win.For other uses, see 2016 World Series (disambiguation).Ĭhris Guccione, John Hirschbeck (crew chief), Sam Holbrook (Games 3–7), Marvin Hudson, Tony Randazzo, Larry Vanover (Games 1–2) and Joe West. 1 trade deadline for games of this magnitude, struck out 10 as his former Rays manager - Maddon - watched from the other dugout. Moore, acquired from Tampa Bay at the Aug. The orange towel-waving sellout crowd of 43,166, perhaps spoiled this decade by the every-other-year title success, had been counting on a few more games by the bay this October. I mean, it took 50-something years to get one here,” quipped manager Bruce Bochy, whose bullpen management was scrutinized throughout a disappointing second half. “We don’t think we’re going to win the World Series every even year. This was the club’s first postseason series defeat in the last 12. Soon-to-retire David Ross homered to start the third, hit a sacrifice fly in the fifth and threw out Denard Span trying to steal.ĭownright unflappable for years in these pressure-packed situations, the Giants won World Series championships in 2010, ‘12 and ‘14. “We always feel like we have a chance, whether it’s the first inning or the ninth inning.” “With this team, the big thing is we never give up, we never quit,” said lefty Jon Lester, who figures to start the NLCS opener. They already beat All-StarJohnny Cueto and ex-Cubs pitcher Jeff Samardzija, then waited until Moore’s stellar outing was done to pounce. Maddon has his confident, power-hitting Cubs on an October roll. When he set down Brandon Belt to end it, Chapman’s teammates rushed to the mound to hug him and begin their celebration. One day after getting tagged in the eighth inning, Aroldis Chapman closed this one out by striking out the side in order. Baez singled in the go-ahead run two batters later, and the Cubs capitalized on Gold Glove shortstop Brandon Crawford’s second costly error and more untimely blunders by the Giants’ once-reliable relief staff.
Pinch-hitter Willson Contreras tied it with a two-run single with none out. One big rally ended San Francisco’s 10-game winning streak when facing postseason elimination. Held to two hits over eight innings by Matt Moore, the Cubs trailed 5-2 heading to the ninth. “So all those things I want to have us channel in a positive direction.” We should all have a lot expected of us,” Maddon added. In the end that means there’s a lot expected of you. “Pressure, expectations - I want our guys to thrive on those two words for the years to come. Because normally it means that you have something good attached to it at the other side,” manager Joe Maddon said.Īnd after finishing off the resilient Giants, the Cubs should have their rotation all lined up for the NLCS. Chicago was swept by the New York Mets in the NLCS last year and is still seeking its first World Series title since 1908. That matchup is tied two-all heading into the deciding Game 5 on Thursday.īefore that, the team with the best regular-season record (103-58) in the majors this year will get a few days of rest. Javier Baez’s tiebreaking single capped the comeback against a beleaguered bullpen that sabotaged the Giants one last time.įour wins from their first pennant since 1945, the Cubs will open the NL Championship Series at Wrigley Field on Saturday against the Los Angeles Dodgers or Washington Nationals. But we play 27 outs and we don’t give up until we win.” They for sure were thinking that they won it.
“It’s a little more special doing it here. We’ve done it before and the guys, we don’t quit,” Cubs center fielder Dexter Fowler said. World Series favorites since opening day, the Cubs took another step in their championship chase Tuesday night by rallying for four runs in the ninth inning of game four to beat San Francisco 6-5 and win their NL Division Series. Pure revelry and a sigh of relief, all at once.
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