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There are moments in October baseball — and in this case, early November — when the air seems electric, when the tension in the stands, the dugouts, even the bullpens, feels almost tangible. That was exactly the atmosphere at Jacobs Field on Wednesday, where the Cleveland Indians pulled off a walk-off 4–3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks, forcing a decisive Game 7 in this enthralling World Series.
For the Indians, the story of the day was second baseman Miguel Saldana. The 29-year-old from Yauco, Puerto Rico, was an offensive dynamo: three hits in three at-bats, a double, a walk, and the kind of solo home run in the bottom of the ninth that every player dreams about but few ever deliver. With one out, Saldana, who hit only 2 home runs all regular season, swung and sent a fastball from Greg Felipe into the stands, turning a must-win situation into a moment of pure joy for the home crowd.
The game itself was a microcosm of this series: tightly contested, with Arizona taking early leads through O. Arispe and T. Flores, only to have Cleveland answer back, inch by inch, hit by hit. The Indians’ pitching — seven strong innings from right-hander David Girard and two scoreless frames from Mike Grondin — held Arizona at bay when it mattered most.
Cleveland now has tied the series at three games apiece. Game 7, tomorrow, promises to be the kind of contest that will be remembered not just for the scoreboard, but for the drama, the tension, and the sheer unpredictability that makes this game so compelling. In the end, baseball — especially in a one-game finale — is a game of inches, and on this Wednesday, Miguel Saldana provided the decisive one.
Final score at Jacobs Field: Cleveland 4, Arizona 3. A series once seemingly on the brink has swung back to even, with everything to play for.