CHICAGO: With dreams of their first World Series crown since 1908 on the brink of ending, the Chicago Cubs avoided elimination Sunday (Monday in Manila) with a 3-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians.

Chicago’s Kris Bryant homered to spark a three-run outburst in the fourth inning and Cuban closing relief ace Aroldis Chapman pitched a career-high 2 2/3 innings to obtain the final outs as the Cubs pulled within 3-2 in Major League Baseball’s best-of-seven championship series.

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