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Cubs fall into 3-1 Series hole

CHICAGO -- When Jon Lester looked back on his outing from Game 1 against the Indians, what bothered him the most were the free baserunners -- three walks and a hit batsman.

Limiting those free passes will be key for Lester on Sunday night when he starts for the Cubs in Game 5 of the World Series, with Chicago needing a win to stay alive in the best-of-seven Series. Trevor Bauer will start on short rest for Cleveland, which took Game 4, 7-2, on Saturday night.

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CHICAGO -- Jerry Jaeger was standing with everyone else immediately after the fifth inning of Game 4 of the World Series on Saturday night at Wrigley Field, thinking of his wife, Ann, as he saw what was happening all around him.