Go inside the numbers and matchups that will decide Sunday nights showdown?between the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians in Game 5 of the World Series, and then vote for which team will win at the bottom of the page. The Indians lead the series 3-1.How we got hereCorey Kluber improved to 4-1 in the postseason with a 0.89 ERA. The Indians improved to 10-2 in the postseason with a 1.68 ERA. Carlos Santana and Jason Kipnis each homered and had three hits apiece. The Cubs went 1-for-7 with runners in scoring position and their bullpen coughed up four runs. The Indians won 7-2 to take a 3-1 series lead. Cubs catcher Miguel Montero told his teammates to just chill.?-- David SchoenfieldInside the pitching matchupWhen Trevor Bauer is on the mound: If this game is like his Game 2 start, you can expect a lot of 3-2 counts, too much time between pitches and probably a pretty quick hook. In that start, he threw 87 pitches while facing only 18 batters and lasting 3? innings. At least the pinkie didnt explode.Bauer works off a fastball that averages 93.1 mph, preferring to work middle-away to both lefties and righties. He works up in the zone with the fastball, which has resulted in a .447 slugging percentage allowed on the pitch. His average fastball velocity in Game 1 was just 91.6 mph, tied for his lowest of the season, and it was located in the strike zone just 41.8 percent of the time compared to a season average of 55 percent. He adds a curveball, cutter and changeup, with the curveball his go-to wipeout pitch -- batters hit .134/.145/.221 with a 45 percent strikeout rate against it. He has drastically reduced his cutter usage his past five starts, from a season rate of over 17 percent to less than 8 percent of late.Manager Terry Francona has the luxury of a series lead, but dont expect Bauer to face more than 18 hitters again. He drops off significantly the third time through the order:First: .226/.304/.367 Second: .232/.300/.375 Third: .283/.338/.481Danny Salazar threw one inning in relief of Bauer in Game 2, his first outing since early September. He could be an option for a couple of innings if Francona needs to bridge the gap to his other relievers. -- SchoenfieldWhen Jon Lester is on the mound: Lester has given up five runs over 26? innings this postseason, but three of those came in Game 1. He gave up two runs in the first inning in that start, uncharacteristically walking two batters and hitting a third. Still, with a career 2.60 postseason ERA, this is the guy the Cubs want out there. Given some shaky outings by the middle relievers, Joe Maddon would love to use Lester and Aroldis Chapman and avoid his other relievers if possible.Lesters basic approach is pretty simple: A lot of fastballs that he locates to both sides of the plate while working the bottom of the strike zone, a lot of cutters and then a curveball that he loves to use as a two-strikeout wipeout pitch. He throws his fastball over 60 percent of the time, a change from recent seasons, when it was felt he was throwing the cutter too often. That pitch has remained effective, however, and one reason hes so tough on right-handed batters.Lesters inability to hold runners will certainly factor into the Indians strategy. However, Lester is quick to the plate, so while he allowed 28 steals, he also had 13 caught stealing, and baserunners have to be aware of the back pick from catcher David Ross. Francisco Lindor stole a base off him in Game 1 but also got caught stealing. -- SchoenfieldPlayer in the spotlightJavier Baez. Hes 2-for-17 in the World Series, as the Indians have been able to exploit his free-swinging approach better than the Dodgers or Giants did. With men on base against Cleveland, he has swung at 17 pitches outside the strike zone, without putting any of them in play.?-- SchoenfieldDid you know ...The Indians will be trying to finish off the Cubs in Game 5. A win would make them 11-2 in the postseason. The last team to win a World Series with two or fewer postseason losses is the 2005 White Sox, who went 11-1. The Cubs are 3-7 all time at home in games in which a loss meant postseason elimination. The losses were all by three runs or more; the wins were all by two runs or fewer.?-- ESPN Stats & InformationWhat will decide the game Sunday nightJon Lester has pitched well when facing a team for a second time in a postseason series. He has started against the same team twice in a postseason series on five previous occasions (2008 ALDS, 2008 ALCS, 2013 ALCS, 2013 World Series, 2016 NLCS). In his second starts in those five series, he has pitched 34 combined innings with a 1.85 ERA. He gave up more than two earned runs only once in those five starts.?-- ESPN Stats & InfoThe man in blueTony Randazzo, one of the umpires who ranked closest to average in terms of strike-calling this season, will be behind the plate for Game 5.Though Randazzo rates average, he does have several noteworthy tendencies that could impact this game. The key thing to know with Randazzo is that he doesnt call the outside pitch a strike often (eighth least likely out of 80 umps).With a right-handed pitcher on mound:? Left-handed hitter: Randazzo calls the inside pitch and the down-and-away pitch more often than his peers. ? Right-handed hitter: Hes consistent in not calling the pitch on the outside corner as often as his peers (regardless of its height). He will call the inside strike more often.With a left-handed pitcher on mound:? Left-handed hitter: Randazzo calls the pitch on the inside corner often, but does not call the pitch on the outside corner. ? Right-handed hitter: He calls the high strike a lot, but does not call the bottom of the zone as frequently as his peers.Between the two starters, Lesters most recent experience with Randazzo adds up to three starts in 2015, with 16? innings, 11 earned runs, 19 hits, 16 strikeouts and three walks. Randazzo has never been behind the plate for a Bauer start.A key thing to remember with Lester: The outside corner is important to him and to David Ross -- Ross gets a lot more strike calls than other catchers on outside-corner pitches. In his 11 best starts this season in terms of getting strike calls on outside pitches (outer third or off the corner), Lester had a 1.40 ERA (12 ER in 77 IP). He has a 2.95 ERA in his other starts. -- Mark Simon, ESPN Stats & InfoChoosing sides: Who will win??The Cubs havent had their moment yet in this series, and while I wouldnt go so far as to declare that theyll come back from this deficit, I do feel like the series is just getting started. In Game 5, they have a huge edge in the starter matchup, though as it has been through the series, its imperative that they get the early lead. The Cubs havent lost three straight since early July, and it wont happen Sunday. Its only a flesh wound. -- Bradford Doolittle Theres no way the Cubs can get swept at home, right? Right. I might be trying to convince myself of that, but Lester is usually up to the task while the Cubs face the one pitcher they beat in this series in Bauer. Plus, close-out games are really tough. The Cubs win on Sunday and then all bets are off.?-- Jesse Rogers?The Indians got what they came for -- two victories at Wrigley and a commanding lead in the series. And they should still feel good about their chances even after Lester -- every bit the postseason wizard that Cubs president Theo Epstein says he is -- outpitches the erratic Bauer in Game 5. -- Scott Lauber?The Indians have played incredibly well at Wrigley Field, but its too much to ask for Bauer to outpitch Lester, one of the best postseason pitchers of his generation. I think Bauer will be better than he was in Game 2 but not good enough to prevent the series from returning to Progressive Field. The Cubs will take Game 5 and force the Indians to try to wrap it up behind Josh Tomlin or Corey Kluber back in Cleveland. -- Jerry CrasnickWhere the series standsYou know where it stands! The Indians have sold out Progressive Field to watch a game being played at Wrigley Field. Game 6 would feature Jake Arrieta versus Josh Tomlin, but if the Cubs want to get back to Cleveland, theyll have to stop swinging at pitches outside the strike zone. Hope for Cubs fans: Five teams have rallied from a 3-1 deficit in the World Series. Hope for Indians fans: The last team to do that was the 1985 Royals.?-- Schoenfield Aaron Judge Jersey . Only three players drafted by NHL clubs were included on the Czech selection camp roster on Wednesday. Those players were Dallas Stars 2012 first-rounder Radek Faksa, Winnipeg Jets 2013 fourth-rounder Jan Kostalek and Phoenix Coyotes 2012 seventh-rounder Marek Langhamer. Lou Gehrig Jersey . Capitals head coach Adam Oates said Ovechkin was injured in the first period against the Vancouver Canucks on Monday and clarified it was not a head injury. http://www.yankeesrookiestore.com/Yankees-Thurman-Munson-Kids-Jersey/ . PETERSBURG, Fla. 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The manager said the flare-up probably was the result of an increased workload for Ogando, who went back to the bullpen last year after winning 14 games as a starter in 2011. "Rather than let this drag on, we just decided that we were going to nip it in the bud and get it right," Washington said. "If he was still in the bullpen, it probably wouldnt have been an issue." Ogando, who was scheduled to have an MRI, is on the disabled list for the second time in his career.ddddddddddddHe missed a month last season because of a strained right groin. Texas recalled right-hander Cory Burns from Triple-A Round Rock, where he has spent all season. Burns only major league action came last season with San Diego, when he was 0-1 with a 5.50 ERA in 17 relief appearances. Burns will be in the bullpen, and Josh Lindblom is expected to take Ogandos turn in the rotation Monday. Lindblom was acquired as a reliever when the Rangers sent Michael Young to Philadelphia in the off-season, but hes been starting at Triple-A Round Rock after a rough start in the Texas bullpen. Lindblom is 4-0 with a 2.08 ERA and 33 strikeouts in 43 1-3 innings at Round Rock after giving up 14 hits and seven runs in 10 1-3 innings with the Rangers. "Hes using his stuff extremely well, velocity coming back," Washington said. "It seems like when we decided to start him, things began to work better for him." ' ' '