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Justin Grimm forced a crucial double play and celebrated with the fist pump of his life

It's not a stretch to say that the fifth inning of World Series Game 3 was the biggest moment of Justin Grimm's pitching career: bases loaded, one out, Francisco Lindor at the plate, trying to preserve a scoreless tie with a raucous Wrigley Field crowd hanging on every pitch. 
So, when he got Lindor to hit into a 4-6-3 double play, it's understandable that Grimm reacted like ... well, like it was the biggest moment of his pitching career, and he had just nailed it:

A fist pump as earth-shattering as this deserves to be analyzed frame-by-frame. From wind-up:

To release:

And now, we turn to an artist's interpretation of the event:

While Grimm got out of a jam, the Indians struck a couple innings later, as Coco Crisp's RBI single in the seventh proved to be the difference in Cleveland's 1-0 win. Chicago will look to bounce back in Game 4 on Saturday night (7:30 p.m. ET air time | 8 ET game time on FOX).

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