18 27 54 57 | Yankees 5, Cubs 4, May 7 and May 8, 2017, Sunday Night Baseball +1932 and 1938 World Series

Notice the score, 5-4, in 18 innings.

Baseball = 18/27/54

This game was shown on ESPN, which began by covering baseball.

ESPN = 54; TNT = 54 (Covers a lot of baseball as well)

The Yankees have won 27 World Series, the most in the MLB . MLB = 27

The date of this game was May 7, or 5/7.

World Series = 57 (Reduction)

Last year the Cubs won the World Series.  Was this a tribute to Series past, or a Series to come?

The Cubs and Yankees met in the World Series of 1932 and 1938.  The Yankees won both of those World Series.