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CHICAGO -- Jason Kipnis remembered re-enacting a World Series home run in his backyard, about 20 miles north of Wrigley Field, perhaps driving a softball or an acorn off a tree.And then he sent a three-run shot soaring about 10 rows up in the right-field bleachers of the Friendly Confines on Saturday night.It went a lot farther than that one, too, in my mind, he said. You cant draw this up. Everyone makes that situation, T-ball in the backyard or Wiffle Ball, and I actually got to live it. You can imagine what kind of high Im feeling right now.Kipnis helped beat the team he rooted for as a child and moved the Cleveland Indians within a win of their first World Series title since 1948. His seventh-inning homer off Travis Wood broke open the game, helping the Indians rout the Cubs 7-2 for a 3-1 Series lead.His home run quieted Wrigley Field fans. In his backyard in suburban Northbrook, supporters were more boisterous.The crowd went nuts -- the crowd as in my mom probably sitting on a chair, my dad pitching or something like that, he recalled. But a little different atmosphere.A two-time All-Star at age 29, Kipnis is in his fifth season as Clevelands starting second baseman. Nicknamed Dirtbag for his frequently soiled uniforms, he exemplifies the Indians Cleveland-against-the-world attitude. Even in droughts, the Indians headed into the World Series one-upped by the Cubs, whose last title was in 1908.Were one win away. Thats the special part, Kipnis said. But this is a fun night for me. Its not an ending yet, we got one more to get, and it will probably be the hardest victory of the year.Kipnis reached down and lined a cutter 403 feet from home plate. He had three hits, doubling in the third inning and scoring to give Cleveland a 3-1 lead. He raised his Series average to .294.The big hit there for me was Kipnis homer, Cubs manager Joe Maddon said. That really made the game awkward.Kipnis joined Jimmie Foxx (1929) and Babe Ruth (1932) as the only players to hit three-run Series homers against the Cubs at Wrigley Field. He became the first second baseman to homer in all three postseason rounds following tiebreaking drives against Boston in the Division Series opener and versus Toronto in Game 3 of the Championship Series.Last weekend, Kipnis watched on television as the Cubs won the National League for the first time since 1945. Some of his friends were at Wrigley, and Kipnis said he felt choked up.On Thursdays off night, he got to have dinner with his family. He reveled at playing a World Series game with my family in the stands, friends in the stands.Probably cant say the words that were going into my mind. Kids are watching this channel, he said in the postgame interview room, a low-ceilinged medieval-looking chamber not far from Wrigleys cramped visitors clubhouse.Its just excitement. I had a lot of joy in playing this game, he said, and to be put into a situation like this and actually have something happen like that is, for lack of a better term, its a dream come true.Courtland Sutton Jersey . Louis Blues teammates who would also be participating in the Olympics, Alex Pietrangelo felt right at home, no different in some ways to the travel experience of any old road trip – save for the length of the journey, that is. Noah Fant Womens Jersey . In Europe, top teams seem to be largely happy with their squads after spending nearly $1 billion in the off-season. And although English league clubs are unlikely to splash cash in January, Arsenal and Chelsea could be tempted to strengthen their squads with new strikers. http://www.thebroncosstoreonline.com/Youth-dalton-risner-broncos-jerseys/ . The winner Saturday will remain in the elite 10-team field next year. "We talked about wanting to be disciplined and stick with our game plan and good things will come," Draisaitl said, who had two goals for the victors. DeMarcus Ware Womens Jersey . Kuznetsov, who was selected by the Capitals in the first round of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, has been playing for his hometown team Chelyabinsk Traktor of the KHL. Brian Dawkins Jersey . Reigning world champion Eve Muirhead of Scotland opened with a 12-2 rout of Winnipegs Jennifer Jones in a battle of teams bound for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.Greeny and Golic welcome ESPN NFL analyst Herm Edwards (6:30 a.m. ET), ESPN NFL analyst Ryan Clark (7:00), ESPN NFL analyst Tim Hasselbeck (8:30), TV host Adam Richman (9:00) and SEC Networks Paul Finebaum (9:30) to the show on Tuesday.Get in touch with Mike & Mike by emailing (mikeandmike@espnrradio.ddddddddddddcom) or tweeting (@MikeAndMike) the guys -- we will be with you from 6-10 a.m. ET. Follow all of the action on ESPN2, ESPN Radio and ESPNRadio.com.ys -- we will be with you from 6-10 a.m.' ' '