Francona, Tribe gear up to face Schwarber

CLEVELAND — Thanks to the designated hitter being available, the Cubs were able to put slugger Kyle Schwarber back in their lineup for Game 6 of the World Series on Tuesday night. Seeing Schwarber in Cleveland is nothing new for the Indians.

Over the past two years, Chicago’s lineup has featured Schwarber in all six of its games in Cleveland, dating back to his debut in June 2015 and including this World Series. Indians manager Terry Francona quipped Tuesday that it was the Tribe that got Schwarber’s bat hot in the first place.

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“I think we’re the team that got him going,” Francona said with a laugh. “They called him up, and they were going to send him back [to the Minors]. He did so well here that they couldn’t. So I feel semi-responsible. If he goes to arbitration, he can take me with him.”

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During the June 16-18 Interleague series in the 2015 season, Schwarber came up from the Minors and went 6-for-10, with a homer, a triple and four RBIs in three games at Progressive Field. In Games 1-2 of this Fall Classic, which marked Schwarber’s first game …

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