The MNF and World Series coverage worlds collide at Wrigley Field: (L-R) Jon Gruden; Sean McDonough; Sage Steele; Michael Wilbon; Jessica Mendoza. Gruden and McDonough are in Chicago for ESPN’s MNF Vikings-Bears game on Halloween.
In this photo gallery, go behind the scenes of ESPN’s coverage of Games 3-5 of the 112th Major League Baseball World Series in Chicago this past weekend. Sunday, the host Chicago Cubs staved off elimination with a Game 5 victory over the Cleveland Indians.
The series returns to Cleveland’s Progressive Field for Game 6 Tuesday, Nov. 1 with the Indians leading the series, 3-2, and needing one victory to clinch the championship. Follow the action on ESPN Radio (8 p.m. ET) with play-by-play commentator Dan Shulman and analyst Aaron Boone. Below are highlights of their calls from Games 3-5.
Game 3: Cleveland’s Coco Crisp delivers a key RBI single in the seventh.
Game 4: Cleveland’s Jason Kipnis hits a three-run homer in the seventh.
Game 5: Chicago reliever Aroldis Chapman strikes out Francisco Lindor with a runner at third in the eighth inning.
ESPN’s World Series coverage crews prepare to cover Game 4.
(Foreground) Fernando Lopez, Baseball Tonight’s coordinating producer; behind him, SportsCenter On The Road reports from Wrigley Field.
Production coordinator Kelly Carey (L) and Fernando Lopez work in the ESPN compound.
(L-R) Sage Steele, Jessica Mendoza and Michael Wilbon report from the SportsCenter On The Road set.
ESPN MLB analyst and former Cubs star Rick Sutcliffe is honored on the Cubs Walk Of Fame outside Wrigley Field.
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