Chicago Cubs: Kyle Schwarber turns 24; let’s look back at some highlights

Three hits for Schwarber in Game 7 win

Capping off his improbable comeback from knee surgery, the Chicago designated hitter put it all together in hopes of ending the Cubs’ curse.

In his first at-bat, he hit a slow roller to second. Now, coming off such a serious injury, legging out an infield single seems like the last thing you’d expect. But what you expect doesn’t seem to line up with what Schwarber delivers.

He chugged down the first-base line, beating the toss to first by a step. With the Cubs already leading 1-0 following Dexter Fowler‘s leadoff blast, Schwarber caught the Indians sleeping, stealing second base.

In his next at-bat, Schwarber lined a ball into the right-fielder corner; but he got greedy. As he tried to leg out a two-bagger, the was cut down at second base, erasing the knock. His next official at-bat came in the fateful 10th inning.

People always remember the game-winning hit by Ben Zobrist. But it was none other than Schwarber who led off the inning with a single to right that set up the winning run.