Monday, October 17, 2016

ALCS: Indians Hold Off Blue Jays, Take 3-0 Series Lead; Cleveland One Win Away From First WS Appearance Since '97

At Toronto:

Jason Kipnis and Mike Napoli each hit a home run and the bullpen came to the rescue after starting pitcher Trevor Bauer's exit due to a bloody finger as the Cleveland Indians on Monday night took game three of the American League Championship Series 4-2 on the road over the Toronto Blue Jays.

The Indians, who lead the series three games to none, can wrap up their first American League pennant (and gain their first World Series appearance) since 1997 with a game-four victory in Toronto on Tuesday.

Only once has a team come back from a three-games-to-none deficit to win a best-of-seven series in Major League Baseball postseason history----the Boston Red Sox doing the trick against the New York Yankees in the 2004 American League Championship Series (which was followed by a four-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals for their first World Series championship since 1918). 

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