Cleveland Indians beat Chicago Cubs 6-0 in game 1 of World Series
- 8 years ago
The Cleveland Indians beat the Chicago Cubs 6-0 in Game 1 of the 2016 World Series on the strength of a commanding performance by their starter Corey Kluber who struck out nine batters over six innings. Perez drove in four runs with a fourth-inning solo shot off Lester and a three-run drive in the eighth against Hector Rondon, becoming the first Cleveland player and the only No. 9 batter to homer twice in a Series game. Game Two of the best-of-seven series begins at 00:08 BST on Wednesday.