Baseball: Blue Jays avoid Indians' knockout punch

[Sports News]

By Steve Keating TORONTO (Reuters) - Terry Francona rolled the dice looking to punch the Cleveland Indians' ticket to the World Series but instead watched the Toronto Blue Jays come off ropes with a 5-1 win on Tuesday to keep the American League Championship Series alive. Leading the best-of-seven series 3-0, Indians manager Francona sent out his ace Corey Kluber on three days rest for the first time in his career to finish off the Jays. "We're still alive, no doubt," said Toronto manager John Gibbons.

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