The fact that we are one win away, can’t ask for a much better position. “They have their stud on the mound,” Kipnis continued, in reference to the Cubs’ Game 5 starter, Jon Lester, “and he’s not going to make things easy for us. But Corey Kluber, the Indians’ ace, pitched well on three days’ rest, and Jason Kipnis, who was a Cubs fan while growing up in the Chicago suburbs, blasted a three-run homer in the seventh inning to put the game - and perhaps the series - out of reach. They came to Game 4 with hopes to even the series. Some saw the World Series as a coronation, and seemingly all of Chicago’s North Side was along for the ride. The Cubs were no longer scrappy underdogs but a dominant team of talented young stars that won 103 games in the regular season. This World Series was supposed to be different.
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