00:00Game one of the World Series between the Indians and the Cubs for the first time ever.
00:06The Fall Classic compensing in Cleveland.
00:08Kenny Loft in the ceremonial first pitch commemorates the moment with a selfie.
00:13It's 2016 after all.
00:15Kyle Schwarber is back. He bats fifth and DHs.
00:18John Lester 3-0 all-time in the World Series.
00:21His opposition, Corey Kluber, has been lights out all co-season.
00:25Let's pick it up. Bottom one.
00:26Mike Dapoli digs into face Lester.
00:28Francisco Lindor leads off a first.
00:31Lindor takes off. The pitch is bobbled and dropped by Ross on the transfer.
00:37And Lindor has the steal, his second this October.
00:41Indians have loaded them up with two down in this scoreless first inning.
00:45Swung on a dribbler. Slowly hit down the third baseline.
00:48It's going to be an RBI single.
00:51A swinging punt single down the third baseline.
00:54Chris Bryan had no play when he picked it up.
00:57And Jose Ramirez has put the Tribe on top, one to nothing.
01:03It's all started with a two-out hit by Lindor up the middle.
01:07Stolen base, couple of walks, infield hit.
01:100-2 pitch.
01:11That will force home another.
01:132-0 Indians.
01:15Brandon Geyer was hit 31 times.
01:19Led the league during the regular season, so no stranger to a bruise for an RBI.
01:25Two number one starters going at it tonight.
01:29World Series history.
01:31Corey Kluber, the first to strike out eight through three innings.
01:39Number 28 is on.
01:41And he left, but Lester won't throw over.
01:44It's just crazy.
01:46He won't throw to first.
01:49There goes Lindor.
01:51Throw down by Ross.
01:52That got him, and what a tie.
01:56The Indians are not going to ask this be reviewed.
02:00It may be the edge of the glove right there, the strings on the glove, whatever it is.
02:07Well, here's Schwarber.
02:09A couple of games in the Arizona Fall League.
02:11Struck out his first time up.
02:13Strong left-handed batter.
02:14The pitch to him is swung on, and there's a high-fly ball to deep right.
02:18Going back, Chisholm Hall at the wall.
02:20Looks up.
02:21He'll play it off the wall.
02:22On his way to second is Schwarber, and he's in with a stand-up double.
02:27So, Schwarber with a double in his second late appearance since early April.
02:35Roberto Perez will step in.
02:38Here's the 0-1.
02:39Swung on, and there's a high-fly ball.
02:41Deep left field.
02:42Does it have enough?
02:43That ball is gone.
02:46Home run, Perez.
02:48A screaming line drive off the bat of Roberto Perez,
02:53and it hit the railing just above the yellow line,
02:57and the Indians are in front 3-0,
03:00and Perez has his second postseason home run.
03:06Opportunity is knocking for the Cubs.
03:09Cleveland has put up 15 consecutive scoreless innings,
03:12and he's dating back to the Toronto ALCS.
03:16This ball is caught.
03:18Everybody stays put.
03:20Oh, that looked like it was going to drop.
03:22The 0-2.
03:24Struck him out too bad.
03:34Swarber doubled off the wall in the fourth.
03:37Walked against Andrew Miller in the seventh.
03:40Miller wins the battle.
03:45Trying to keep it within reach.
03:463-0, bottom of the eighth.
03:49Swung on and blasted.
03:51Deep left field.
03:52Away, back, gone.
03:56Wow, what a game for Perez.
03:58Roberto Perez, Roberto Perez, in his first World Series game.
04:05Two home runs, four RBIs, and a mob scene in the third base dugout.
04:14The Indians freeze to a 6-0 win in Game 1 as Terry Francona improves to 9-0 all-time
04:22in the World Series.
04:23Roberto Perez becomes the first player in Indians history with a multi-homer game in the World Series,
04:29and the first catcher to achieve the feat since Gary Carter of the Betts in 1986.
04:35Kyle Schwarber goes one for three with a double and a walk as he batted fifth.
04:39Jake Arrieta faces Trevor Bauer in Game 2 on Wednesday,
04:43with the start time pushed up to 7-08 Eastern time due to a chance of rain in the forecast.
04:49For more on the Indians' Game 1 victory over the Cubs, here's MLB.com's Jeff Nelson.
04:55The combination of Kluber, Miller, and Allen work again for the Cleveland Indians in Game 1 of the World Series.
05:02Kluber, outstanding six shutout innings, striking out nine.
05:05Set a World Series record with eight strikeouts through the first three innings.
05:09Miller got out of some key jams that he set up himself.
05:12Two shutout innings, some key strikeouts to end the seventh and also the eighth.
05:16And how about Cody Allen in the ninth inning giving up only one hit, but striking out this side in
05:21the ninth.
05:22The Cleveland Indians take Game 1 of the World Series.
05:25The Cleveland Indians take Game 1 of the World Series.
05:26The Cleveland Indians take Game 1 of the World Series.
05:26The Cleveland Indians take Game 1 of the World Series.
05:26The Cleveland Indians take Game 1 of the World Series.
05:26The Cleveland Indians take Game 1 of the World Series.
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