Maddon: Edwards’ outing key in Game 5, and beyond

CHICAGO — In a one-run game with their season on the line, the Cubs used three pitchers to seal a 3-2 victory in Game 5 of the World Series on Sunday night. Two of them won’t come as a surprise.

The Cubs started Jon Lester, their ace who threw six brilliant innings, and closed the game with Aroldis Chapman, their hard-throwing closer who got the final eight outs. However, to bridge the gap in between Lester and Chapman, Chicago turned to Carl Edwards Jr., a rookie who had only pitched in 41 career regular-season games but has gained the favor of manager Joe Maddon.

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“I think Joe has a lot of confidence in me,” Edwards said. “It’s a situation I’ve been in all year.”

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   CLE 1, CHC 0 Gm 4 Oct. 29   CLE 7, CHC 2 Gm 5 Oct. 30   CHC 3, CLE 2 Gm 6 Nov. 1 7:30 p.m./8 p.m. CHC @ CLE FOX *Gm 7 Nov. 2 7:30 p.m./8 p.m. CHC @ CLE FOX * If necessary | All times listed ET • World Series coverageShop for …

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