Five key moments from the Indians' 7-2 win in World Series Game 4

Dating back to the start of the LCS, teams had been 14-0 when scoring first this postseason. That was completely blown up by the Cleveland Indians as they overcame a first-inning deficit to soundly defeat the Chicago Cubs 7-2 in World Series Game 4.

To put that trend in better perspective, teams that scored first never even relinquished the lead during that 14-game stretch. That’s right, for as intense as many of these games have been, the lead never changed hands one time. The Indians aren’t here to deal with trends though. They’re here to win a championship, and they’re one step closer now after scoring seven unanswered runs.

Pitching on three days rest, Corey Kluber was his usual brilliant self. In six innings, he allowed one run on five hits with six strikeouts. That was perhaps even more than manager Terry Francona had anticipated, but it allowed him to save Andrew Miller for the seventh inning. Miller recorded six outs, while closer Cody Allen was given the entire night off.

Offensively, Cleveland had John Lackey on the ropes early and often, scoring twice in the second and once more in the third. The big blow, though, came from Jason Kipnis, who broke it wide open with a three-run homer in the seventh.

With the win, Cleveland is now in firm control with a 3-1 lead series. They’ll have the first of three possible opportunities to end their 68-year World Series championship drought on Sunday night at Wrigley Field.

ANTHONY RIZZO STARTS THE SCORING
As he did in Game 2, Anthony Rizzo broke a long-standing Cubs scoring drought in the World Series with a first-inning RBI. This time he blooped a run-scoring single in front of center fielder Tyler Naquin, allowing Dexter Fowler to race around from second base. That marked the Cubs first World Series run at Wrigley Field since Game 7 in 1945.

CARLOS SANTANA BEATS THE WIND
The ever-changing Chicago weather brought winds of change in Game 4. After howling out to left field on Friday, it was blowing straight in from center field on Saturday, but it was no match for Santana’s historic solo blast in the second inning. In leaving the yard, he became the first player to hit a World Series homer at Wrigley Field since Detroit’s Hank Greenberg in Game 6 of the 1945 World Series.

INDIANS CAPITALIZE ON KRIS BRYANT’S ERRORS
The Indians took advantage of a rough defensive inning from Kris Bryant in the second. With one out, Lonnie Chisenhall reached safely after Bryant airmailed a spinning throw to first base. After a Roberto Perez ground out and an intentional walk to Naquin, Kluber hit a slow roller that Bryant again fielded and again threw wildly, which allowed Chisenhall to score the go-ahead run from second base.

COREY KLUBER BUCKLES DOWN
There’s a reason they call him “Klubot.” Even on three days rest, Kluber is still a machine capable of stringing together zeroes. The Indians ace backed up six scoreless innings in Game 1 with six innings of one-run ball on Saturday night. There are few words to describe how impressive that is, especially against a loaded Cubs lineup. After the first-inning, he put the clamps down and then ended on a mic drop by stranding Rizzo on second base despite a leadoff double.

JASON KIPNIS WITH THE DAGGER
With Cleveland already holding a three-run lead, Jason Kipnis delivered the dagger by launching a three-run blast into the right-field seats against Travis Wood in the seventh inning. The homer was Kipnis’ third of the postseason. In fact, he’s now homered in each of the Indians three postseason series. It was also the cherry on top of a three-hit game for Kipnis. He also singled and doubled.

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