Rajai Davis hits game-tying home run in Game 7 (Video)

Rajai Davis sent Cleveland into an uproar with his game-tying home run against the Cubs in the World Series.

Rajai Davis and the Indians faced a deficit for most of Game 7 against the Chicago Cubs. Dexter Fowler hit a leadoff home run to put the Cubs ahead, 1-0. The Indians answered with a Carlos Santana RBI hit, but the Cubs roared back with four unanswered runs to go head, 5-1.

Eventually, the Cubs would go ahead, 6-3 heading into the 8th inning. They brought in Aroldis Chapman, who had been reliable for the Cubs, to try to close out the rest of the game. However, he faced immediate problems by allowing a run to score to make it 6-4.

Then, with a runner on base. Davis came to bat. He took the count to 2-2 with two out, and made the most of his plate appearance. Chapman pitched a ball a bit down and in, but Davis connected and shot a line drive over the left field fence for the game-tying home run. This sent the stadium into an absolute uproar.

This home run saved the Indians for the time being. They were desperate for runs as the game was slowly getting away from them. Terry Francona’s team mustered multiple hits off one of baseball’s best closers, and caused him to blow the lead. This was a rarity throughout the 2016 season, but Cleveland fought to get runs out of Chapman.

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Now, Rajai Davis and the Indians are heading into the 9th inning looking to protect the 6-6 score before going to the plate.