Cubs may be young, but don’t lack experience

CLEVELAND — Never before had a team started a World Series game with six position players under the age of 25. On Wednesday night, Cubs manager Joe Maddon’s lineup included Kris Bryant (24), Willson Contreras (24), Jorge Soler (24), Kyle Schwarber (23), Javier Baez (23) and Addison Russell (22) in a 5-1 victory over the Indians that evened the World Series at a game apiece.

Although these Cubs may no longer think of themselves as quite so young.

• Game 3: Friday, 7:30 p.m. ET air time | 8 ET game time on FOX

Bryant was presented the Hank Aaron Award before Wednesday’s game and is among the favorites to win the National League Most Valuable Player Award. Schwarber already is the franchise’s all-time leader in postseason home runs and is in the midst of another stellar October performance. Russell has been a top defensive shortstop since his debut in 2015 and started an All-Star Game. Baez, the NL Championship Series co-MVP, has been one of the breakout stars of this postseason and Soler has had his own flashes of stardom since debuting in 2014.

Game Date Time (air time/game time) Matchup TV Gm 1 Oct. 25   CLE 6, CHC 0 Gm 2 Oct. 26   CHC 5, CLE 1 Gm 3 Oct. 28 7:30 p.m./8 p.m. CLE @ CHC FOX Gm 4 Oct. 29 7:30 p.m./8 …

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