[World Series] Cubs blast counterattack against Indians

[World Series] Cubs blast counterattack against Indians. October. 28, 2016 07:18. by 임보미기자 bom@donga.com. The Chicago Cubs will return to their home Wrigley Field with World Series championship title in 71 years.

The Chicago Cubs beat the Cleveland Indians 5-1 in Game 2 of the World Series which took place in Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio on Wednesday local time. The latest World Series trophy Cubs snatched dates back to Oct. 9, 1945, when they beat the Detroit Tigers in Game 6. Repaying their 0-6 defeat last night, Cubs ended their two rounds of visiting match with one win and one defeat, and will play three series of matches at Wrigley Field, Chicago, starting Saturday. The Saturday game at Wrigley Field comes as the first World Series match since 1945. By winning Game 2, Cubs will be able to play all three World Series games at Wrigley Field in 71 years. If Cubs are on a winning streak for three entire games, they could overcome "the Curse of the Billy Goat," which strangled Cubs for decades.

Cubs ace Jake Arrieta took the mound as the starting pitcher, and silenced Cleveland batters with a clean sheet until the 5th inning. After losing five points to Cubs, Cleveland batter Jason Kipnis finally opened fire with a double at the 6th inning. When Mike Napoli stepped in the batter's box and Arrieta threw a wild pitch, Kipnis rushed his way towards the home-plate and scored the only point for Indians.

During the 5 and 2/3 innings, Arrieta became a winning pitcher by only allowing 2 hits, 3 four-balls, and a point. The mound was taken by Mike Montgomery and Aroldis Chapman to end the game with a total of 12 strikeouts.

Cubs batter Kyle Schwarber continued his fires since Game 1, and recorded 2 hits in 4 at-bats and scored a point. Returning from the knee injury in April, which left him out for the rest of the season, Schwarber hammered from the very start of the World Series Game 1 and acquired nicknames such as "robot" and "superman."

World Series Game 3 will commence with starting pitchers Josh Tomlin of Cleveland and Kyle Hendricks of Cubs.