Bryant’s homer followed by small ball in victory

CHICAGO — National League MVP Award candidate Kris Bryant hit the big home run. The Wrigley Field crowd erupted with pent-up enthusiasm. That only tied the score in Game 5 of the World Series against the Indians, though.

What followed in the bottom of the fourth inning Sunday night was that seven more batters went to the plate. And the Cubs stayed alive with a 3-2 win by piecing together a rally that included an infield hit by Addison Russell, a bunt by Javier Baez and a sacrifice fly by David Ross.

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Home runs are fun. But once the batter returns to the dugout, the bases are empty and the pitcher gets to start over. The reason the Cubs avoided elimination and forced the Series back to Cleveland, beginning Tuesday night with Game 6, was what happened after Bryant went deep.

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