Chicago Cubs win baseball World Series for first time since 1908

Fans of National League baseball team Chicago Cubs gathered to watch the game at Kelly's bar celebrate their Major League Baseball World Series game 7 victory against American League's Cleveland Indians in Manhattan, New York US, November 3, 2016.[Photo/Agencies]

The Cubs, whose quiet bats woke up in Tuesday's 9-3 Game Six win, picked up where they left off with three home runs in front of an audience surprisingly crowded with their raucous blue-clad fans who paid handsomely to buy tickets on the resale market.

With chants of "Let's Go Cubbies" ringing through Progressive Field, Chicago charged to a 5-1 lead and carried a 6-3 advantage into the eighth when Cubs manager Joe Maddon summoned closer Aroldis Chapman with two outs and a man on.

But the Cuban fireballer, who pitched 2-2/3 innings on Sunday and another inning and a third on Tuesday, gave up a run-scoring double to Brandon Guyer and a two-run homer to Rajai Davis that tied the game and ignited an explosion of cheers from the Cleveland faithful.

Rain began falling in the ninth and play was halted before the start of the 10th to cover the field before extra innings resumed 17 minutes later.

With Bryan Shaw on the mound and two on base with one out, Zobrist reached out and slapped a shot past diving third baseman Jose Ramirez to snap the tie and Miguel Montero singled home another run to make it 8-6.

Carl Edwards started the 10th for Chicago but the irrepressible Indians staged another rally, drawing within one run on an RBI-single from Davis.

In came lefthander Mike Montgomery, who induced Martinez to ground out and launch the celebration with thousands of Cubs supporters staying on to sing the "Go Cubs Go" team song after the four hour 28 minute battle.

The downcast Indians could only watch from the dugout steps.

"That was an incredible game, I mean, to be a part of it," said Cleveland manager Terry Francona. "It's going to hurt. It hurts because we care, but they need to walk with their head held high because they left nothing on the field."