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CHICAGO -- It would be an understatement to say Terry Francona exhausted his bag of tricks in the Cleveland Indians 1-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs in Game 3 of the World Series. The Indians manager started his designated hitter, Carlos Santana, in left field. He lifted his starting pitcher, Josh Tomlin, in the middle of a shutout after 4? innings. He burned his most dominant reliever, Andrew Miller, with nine outs to go. And he used each of the 13 position players on his roster.By the end of the evening, Francona was tired-yet-euphoric; gratified-yet-frazzled. And the Indians had taken a 2-games-to-1 lead and ensured that the Cubs only route to clinching their first title in 108 years would entail a trip back to Progressive Field in Cleveland.That was agonizing, Francona said. As fun of a game as it was to be a part of, that was agonizing because we used so many guys.The Indians and Cubs split the first two games in Cleveland, but both games were one-sided affairs with no late-inning drama. Game 3, in contrast, was a messy and thoroughly entertaining October classic. There were several mental errors and defensive misplays, and the Indians came out on the short side of two of three defensive replays. But the result was in doubt from the first pitch through Cody Allens game-ending strikeout of Javier Baez.Cleveland pitching coach Mickey Callaway sensed he was in the middle of something special when he watched Francona navigate one briar patch after another in the late innings.It was fun, Callaway said. We used every one of our bench players and Titos lineup card was a mess. There was stuff going on everywhere.The Indians received a terrific performance from Tomlin, who rocked the Cubs to sleep with fastball command, an effective curve and mound presence to spare. It was a performance made even more poignant by the presence of his father, Jerry, who is paralyzed from the waist down due to a rare medical condition but still found a way to travel all the way from Texas to watch his son make him proud.It was a night of growing pains for Cleveland shortstop Francisco Lindor, who killed a potential big inning in the first when he got picked off by Kyle Hendricks and grounded into a bases-loaded double play against Justin Grimm on the fifth. If the Indians had lost this game, Lindor would have had a tough night getting to sleep back at the team hotel.The game marked the first postseason appearance by Cleveland catcher Yan Gomes and the first significant contribution from 34-year-old utility man Michael Martinez, who scored the only run as a pinch-runner and played center field and third base in the late innings.But most of all, it was a showcase for Francona, who milked every emotion out of his welcome-back-to-the-National League odyssey.The wheels began spinning in the bottom of the fifth. With 13 Cubs down and 14 outs remaining, Francona came to the mound and pulled Tomlin for Miller after a mere 58 pitches. The Indians plan to bring Tomlin back on short rest in Game 6, so it was a nice bonus for Francona to lift him so early. But it was also a bit of a risky play for the Indians.Miller had pitched two or more innings five times in his first seven postseason appearances. But all those outings came under American League rules. There was no DH in play at Wrigley, so Francona knew that circumstances might prevent him from getting that kind of length out of Miller on Friday.I dont think we really want to go 2? innings all the time, Francona said. I mean, its worked out like that, and in the National League its certainly going to be a little harder. But he threw (17) pitches, and I was OK with where we were there. That was plenty for tonight.Miller retired Miguel Montero on a fly out to strand the potential tying run at second base in the fifth, and he struck out Dexter Fowler, Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo in order in the sixth. But he was due to bat fourth in the top of the seventh, and the Indians knew he was on borrowed time.As the Indians put runners on first and third on a Roberto Perez single, a sacrifice bunt, a wild pitch and a walk, Miller stood in the on-deck circle sporting a baby giraffe-in-the-headlights look. But it was strictly for show; the Indians had no intention of letting him anywhere near home plate.I asked Andrew if he could hit in case we didnt take the lead before that, and he said, No! Callaway said, laughing.With good reason: Miller has a career batting average of .056 (4-for-72) and he hadnt made a plate appearance since 2011, when he struck out in all four of his at-bats with the Boston Red Sox.I didnt have a whole lot of confidence in my ability, Miller said. Im terrible. Pretty awful. I could hit [batting practice] OK for a little while, but ultimately I think pitching was the way to go for me.Francona mercifully took Miller down and summoned Coco Crisp, who was acquired from the Oakland Athletics in September, and Crisp promptly delivered a single to right field off Carl Edwards Jr. to drive in the only run of the game. It was the latest contribution in a memorable run for Crisp, who had previously homered in Clevelands American League Central title clincher, the division series clincher against Boston and the ALCS clincher against Toronto.With Miller out of play, it was up to Bryan Shaw and Allen to apply the hammer in the seventh, eighth and ninth innings, and they were up to the task. Shaw pitched around a Jorge Soler triple in the seventh and logged 1? scoreless innings, and Allen whiffed Baez on a 94-mph heater to strand runners at second and third and send the Wrigley fans home miserable.This is the best those two guys have looked, and thank God, Indians second baseman Jason Kipnis?said. This bullpen and this pitching staff has been carrying us. Theyre the reason were here, and theyre probably the reason well go wherever we go.If Francona follows his postseason routine Saturday, hell go for an early swim to clear his head, arrive at the park before noon and start reading the scouting reports sans distractions. He has been living in a cocoon, and hes not about to let his emotions get the best of him now.We know were going to have our hands full to beat those guys, and tonight was a good example, Francona said. That was as close a ballgame as youre ever going to find, and we found a way to manage to win that game. We say it all the time: We want to be one run better. Thats about as true to form as you can get.The drama of Game 3 will be difficult to top, but Francona will be back in the dugout Saturday night with a pristine lineup card, staff ace Corey Kluber on the mound and Indians two wins away from their first World Championship since 1948.Fake Air Max 90 Ultra Essential . 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LOUIS -- Cardinals cleanup hitter Allen Craig says hes recovered from a foot injury and ready to be put on St.LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Jerrod Haase received a long, loud ovation upon his return to Allen Fieldhouse on Saturday.The rest of the cheers were for the Jayhawks.Frank Mason III scored 20 points, Devonte Graham delivered an early 3-point barrage and fourth-ranked Kansas pulled away late for an 89-74 victory over Stanford, spoiling the return of the Cardinals coach to the building where he once starred as a player.Certainly an emotional day, Haase said. My emotions right now are more frustrated we didnt play at a higher level, but for me personally, it means a lot -- the reception.The Jayhawks (7-1) hardly greeted him as warmly, using their speed, depth and outside shooting to turn a 43-35 halftime lead into another rout at a building that has seen its share of them.We talked about how they packed the lane and how we were going to have to drive, pitch and drive it again, Graham said. We just did a good job of moving the ball, attacking bad close-outs and having the confidence to let them fly.Graham hit five 3s and finished with 15 points, and Josh Jackson and Svi Mykhailiuk added 13 points apiece, as the Jayhawks won for the 44th consecutive time in their old barn.Reid Travis had a career-best 29 points and nine rebounds for Stanford (6-3), doing most of his damage at the free throw line. The career 54 percent free throw shooter was 19 of 22, breaking the school record for makes set by Todd Lichti against UC Santa Barbara during the 1987-88 season.Travis also set records for makes and attempts in a game against Kansas. Rayford Young of Texas Tech hit 18 foul shots in February 1999 and Iowa States Craig Brackins attempted 21 in January 2009.I felt like my teammates did a great job of establishing me early, getting me in the post, Travis said. I knew I had to draw a lot of fouls, get us to the line early and get a rhythm going.After falling into an early deficit, Kansas coach Bill Self began going with a bigger lineup to deal with Travis in the paint, and that seemed to open up Graham on the perimeter. He knocked down all five of his 3-pointers in the first half, helping the Jayhawks to a 43-35 lead.ddddddddddddStanford kept going to Travis inside, and the 6-foot-8 brute kept going to the free throw line. During two separate stretches of the second half, he made four free throws in less than a minute.He drew basically 17 fouls on four guys, so that just goes to tell you we didnt play the scouting report, Self said. Our guys just played butt-behind and let him go wherever he wanted to go.The Jayhawks showcased their versatility in other areas, though.Down the stretch, Jackson scored on a nifty dunk off an alley-oop pass, Mason got a tilting runner to go while crashing to the floor, and Mykhailiuk knocked down 3-pointers from the wing that sent the lead ballooning toward 20 late in the game.BIG PICTUREStanfords first-year coach played three seasons for the Jayhawks under Roy Williams, and later served as their director of basketball operations. Haase then followed Williams to North Carolina, but he was fondly received on Saturday, getting a massive ovation from an appreciative crowd.I remember clearly walking into Allen Fieldhouse when I was first recruited, Haase said, and I think Ill remember the feeling at shootaround today, walking into the arena.Kansas snapped a two-game skid against the Cardinal that included an NCAA Tournament loss in 2014, when Andrew Wiggins and Co. couldnt slow down Stanford in St. Louis. The Jayhawks were even able to get their benchwarmers some action for the third straight game.STATS AND STREAKMason led the Jayhawks in scoring for the fifth time in eight games. ... Kansas had 20 assists and only nine turnovers. ... Travis was just 5 of 14 from the field. ... Stanford was 2 of 8 from beyond the arc. ... The Cardinal only had seven assists on 21 field goals.UP NEXTStanford gets nearly two weeks off before playing Cal State East Bay on Dec. 16.Kansas continues its six-game home stand against Missouri-Kansas City on Tuesday night.---More AP college basketball: www.collegebasketball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25. ' ' '