But the ball dribbled far enough away that a wild pitch occurs and two runs score, and all of the sudden it's a concern. So if David is able to make that play and Kipnis is out at first base, there is no narrative to follow that. Those are the nuances in the moment that you have to determine in advance. It's almost like Jonny did have a clean inning, and I told him that when he came in. It's almost like there's a ghost at first base. It was Santana at first base with two outs and a four-run lead. In my mind, in a situation like that, if you leave Kyle in and Kipnis (hits) a two-run homer with Jonny warmed up, that's when you get upset with yourself. Maddon: Here is Kipnis, who had done well the day before against (Jake) Arrieta, and it was a 5-1 game.
They both scored on Lester's wild pitch to Francisco Lindor, which cut the Cubs' lead to 5-3. Jason Kipnis reached on an infield single that Ross fielded but threw wildly to first, allowing Kipnis and Santana to advance to second and third. So in came Lester, his first relief appearance in nine years, and his personal catcher, the retiring David Ross. … It's not every day you have Jonny Lester warming up in your bullpen in the seventh game of a World Series. Maddon: To expect a lot more than that at this time of year would be kind of a stretch. Then Cubs manager Joe Maddon surprisingly pulled Hendricks, baseball's ERA leader during the regular season, after just 63 pitches. Hendricks retired the first two Indians before walking Santana. Then, after Kyle Schwarber hit into a double play off reliever Andrew Miller, Bryant walked and scored on Anthony Rizzo's single to make it 5-1. Javier Baez led off the fifth with a home run to center to chase Kluber. Willson Contreras rounds first base on an RBI double in the fourth inning.