Jon Lester threw a wild pitch in the fifth inning that allowed two runs to score and cut Chicago’s lead in half in Game 7 of the World Series.
The Cubs led 5-1 with two outs in the frame, but Lester — who had come on in relief of starter Kyle Hendricks — threw a pitch that bounced off catcher David Ross’ facemask and rolled all the way to the first-base dugout. Carlos Santana scored easily from third, but Jason Kipnis followed behind him and scored from second base.
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Lester escaped the inning without further damage.
Ross replaced Willson Contreras at catcher when Lester replaced Hendricks.
The Cubs led 5-3 heading into the sixth inning. Ross got one of those runs back in the sixth with a one-out solo home run off Indians ace reliever Andrew Miller.
