By defeating the Cleveland Indians in a thrilling seven game series, the Chicago Cubs have won the World Series for the first time since 1908.

Ben Zobrist won the World Series MVP after batting .357 over the seven game series. Zobrist also had the game winning RBI in the 10th inning of the series-deciding game seven.

The Cubs were led by their young core of hitters featuring all-stars Kris Bryant, Addison Russell, and Anthony Rizzo. Chicago also was carried through the season by a talented rotation featuring Cy Young candidate Kyle Hendricks as well as veterans Jake Arrieta, Jon Lester, and John Lackey.

The Cubs finished the regular season with a MLB best 103-56 record. The Cubs then topped the San Francisco Giants in the NLDS and defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLCS before meeting up with the Indians in the World Series.

The Cubs dropped three of the first four games in the best-of-seven series to Cleveland. Facing a must-win game six on the road, the Cubs demolished the Indians by a score of 9-3 to set up a winner take all game seven. The game six win was anchored by a 5-RBI performance by Addison Russell, with four of the RBI’s coming on a third inning grand-slam off Indians reliever, Dan Otero.

Game seven brought fans a postseason classic that’ll be remembered for years to come. The game was headlined by a tremendous pitching matchup between Cy Young candidate’s Corey Kluber and Kyle Hendricks, and it wasn’t resolved until well after they’d both left the game.

The game got off to a quick start when Cubs leadoff hitter Dexter Fowler took Kluber deep, giving Chicago a 1-0 lead before an out had been made. The Indians tied the game in third on a Carlos Santana RBI single off Hendricks. The Cubs then scored four straight runs, giving them a 5-1 lead.

Cleveland crept back into the game after two runs scored on a Jon Lester wild pitch in the fifth, but Chicago recovered the following inning when David Ross homered off Andrew Miller putting the Cubs ahead 6-3.

The Indians then rallied in the eighth off Cubs closer Aroldis Chapman. A RBI double by Brandon Guyer made the score 6-4. The next batter, Rajai Davis, lined a 2-run homerun to left, tying the score at six. The game then entered a rain delay prior to the start of the tenth inning.

Once play resumed, Ben Zobrist singled to left scoring Alberto Almora, giving the Cubs a 7-6 lead. Miguel Montero followed Zobrist with a RBI single to center, increasing Chicago’s lead to 8-6.

The Indians got a run back in the bottom of the tenth, but it was not enough as Mike Montgomery got Michael Martinez to ground out to third baseman Kris Bryant, earning the Cubs their long awaited World Series crown.