Written by Jill Martin at CNN.com
Breathe, Chicago Cubs fans. The Cubs aren’t done just yet.
Kris Bryant hit his first World Series home run, part of a three-run fourth inning, and the Cubs came away with a 3-2 win in Game 5 at Wrigley Field on Sunday night.
Cubs starting pitcher Jon Lester allowed two runs and four hits in six innings, striking out five, getting the win. Closer Aroldis Chapman recorded the final eight outs for the save.
The win keeps the Cubs’ World Series title hopes alive. They trail the Indians 3-2 in the best-of-seven series, which heads back to Cleveland. Game 6 is Tuesday at Progressive Field, where Chicago’s Jake Arrieta will face Cleveland’s Josh Tomlin.
Sunday’s win also marked the first time the Cubs have won a World Series game at Wrigley Field since October 8, 1945, which was Game 6 against the Detroit Tigers. The Cubs haven’t won a World Series since 1908.
“I’ve never been looking forward to wanting to play the seventh game of a World Series in my life,” Cubs manager Joe Maddon said.
The pressure isn’t just on the Cubs to end a long title drought. The Indians haven’t won a World Series since 1948. The 174 combined seasons between titles for the two clubs is the most in World Series history.
The Cubs are trying to become the first team to win the World Series after trailing the series 3-1 since 1985, when the Kansas City Royals did it.
“Why not us?” Bryant said. “I mean, that’s kind of our — I feel like we play our best with our backs up against the wall. We went out there today, took care of business. Hopefully we can get out there and win Game 6, because you never know what can happen in a Game 7.
“But we’re all about writing our own history. This team is a special one, and we look at so many times throughout the year where we haven’t been playing good, but I feel like we turn that around.”
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