Cubs lean toward Schwarber in OF if cleared

CHICAGO — Kyle Schwarber’s surprising return from what was assumed to be a season-ending knee injury to ignite the Cubs’ offense has been the biggest story of the first two games of the World Series. And with the Cubs-Indians Fall Classic tied at a game apiece, manager Joe Maddon indicated on Thursday that he is leaning toward using him in left field in Game 3 if Schwarber is medically cleared to do so.

“If you see him taking fly balls,” Maddon said in a news conference, “it probably means we got the go-ahead.

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“Of course the objective would be to grab a lead and then replace him defensively in the latter part of …

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