Indians look to bullpen for edge in finale

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By Larry Fine CLEVELAND (Reuters) - After squandering a second successive chance to clinch the World Series, Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona tried to claim an edge for his team going into Wednesday's deciding Game Seven. Francona looked to the bullpens, which have been crucial for both clubs in the Fall Classic, now knotted 3-3 after Cleveland won three of the first four games. With Chicago again facing elimination on Tuesday, they brought in end-game weapon Aroldis Chapman in the seventh inning to shut down the Indians and the fireballing closer registered four outs after throwing a season high 2 2/3 innings on Sunday.

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