By Jill Martin, CNN
(CHICAGO) What’s one more day of suffering? Both the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians’ fan bases have waited so long already.
The Cubs, powered in part by an Addison Russell grand slam and home runs from Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo, have forced a decisive Game 7, winning Game 6 at Progressive Field in Cleveland in a 9-3 blowout. They now have the chance to win the World Series for the first time in 108 years.
Cubs starter Jake Arrieta got his second win of the series. He went 5 2/3 innings, giving up two runs on three hits, walking three and striking out nine. The only damage done on his watch was a fourth-inning Mike Napoli RBI single, driving in Jason Kipnis, as well as by a Kipnis solo home run in the fifth.
Game 7 is Wednesday in Cleveland, with first pitch scheduled for 7:08 p.m. ET. Starting for the Indians will be Corey Kluber, who will try to win his third game this series. He’ll face Chicago’s Kyle Hendricks, who had a no decision in Game 3.
The Cubs haven’t won a World Series since 1908, the longest drought in baseball. The Indians have the second-longest dry spell, last winning in 1948. The 174 combined seasons between titles for the two clubs is the most in World Series history.
And this Fall Classic is going to need every game to determine a winner.
The deciding and historic game 7 is Wednesday night at Cleveland’s Progressive Field.
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