CLEVELAND (AP) – The crowd at Progressive Field tonight will be charged up to see the Indians claim their first World Series title in Cleveland since October 12, 1920.
That’s when Stan Coveleski’s five-hitter led Cleveland over Brooklyn 3-0 at League Park for a 5-2 win in the best-of-nine World Series.
Game 6 tonight against the Cubs finds Cleveland getting a second straight shot at wrapping up their first Series title since 1948, while extending Chicago’s streak without one to 109 years.
Cleveland goes with Josh Tomlin, who pitched 4 2-3 solid innings in Cleveland’s 1-0 shutout at Wrigley Field in Game 3. The Cubs try to stay alive and force a Game 7 behind Jake Arrieta (ar-ee-EH’-tuh), who took a no-hitter into the sixth inning of Chicago’s Game 2 win.
