Breaking down Cubs-Indians Game 4 by the numbers
As the Cubs head into what could be the final game of the 2016 World Series, we break down some notable numbers:
10 — Consecutive times the team holding a 3-1 series lead in the World Series has won it all. The 1985 Cardinals were the last team to blow such an advantage when the Royals stormed back and claimed the title.
61 — Points Carlos Santana improved his postseason batting average by after going 3-for-4 in Game 4. The Indians' first baseman was just 5-for-36 coming in.
0.89 — ERA in 5 postseason starts by Indians starter Corey Kluber. Among pitchers with at least 30 innings pitched, that is the second-best ERA in a single postseason, behind only the Dodgers' Burt Hooton (0.82 in 33 IP in 1981).
1 — Walks allowed by Kluber in 12 World Series innings pitched. It's also the number of home runs the Cubs have hit during the World Series.
0 — Times (out of five) the Cubs have come back from a 3-1 deficit in a best-of-seven series. In those previous five series, the Cubs won Game 5 just twice.
.204 — Cubs batting average in the World Series through four games. Kris Bryant is 1-for-14 (.071), Willson Contreras 1-for-13 (.078), Javier Baez 2-for-17 (.118) and Addison Russell 2-for-15 (.133).
4 — Second basemen to hit a 3-run homer in the World Series. Cleveland's Jason Kipnis, who hit his in the seventh inning Saturday, joined Davey Lopes (1978, Game 1), Chuck Knoblauch (1988, Game 1) and Chase Utley (2009, Game 5).
6 — Pitchers who have started a World Series game for three different teams. They are Joe Bush, Roger Clemens, Danny Jackson, Jack Morris, Curt Schilling and John Lackey. Lackey has started for the 2002 Angels, the 2013 Red Sox and the 2016 Cubs.
57 — Until Friday, years since a team won each of its first two World Series games by shutout. The Indians won Game 1 over the Cubs 6-0 and Game 3, 1-0. In 1959, the White Sox won Game 1 over the Dodgers 11-0 and Game 5, 1-0.
2 — Times the Cubs have been shut out 1-0 in the World Series. That was the score Friday in Game 3, and also in 1918 when Boston's Babe Ruth threw a complete-game shutout.