Lester tasked with keeping Cubs’ dream alive

CHICAGO — When Jon Lester looked back on his outing from Game 1 against the Indians, what bothered him the most were the free baserunners — three walks and a hit batsman.

Limiting those free passes will be key for Lester on Sunday night when he starts for the Cubs in Game 5 of the World Series, with Chicago needing a win to stay alive in the best-of-seven Series. Trevor Bauer will start on short rest for Cleveland, which took Game 4, 7-2, on Saturday night.

• World Series Game 5: Sunday, 7:30 p.m. ET air time | 8 ET game time on FOX

“It’s the walks and the hit-by-pitch that really haunt me in that first inning,” the left-hander said. “You can’t give up free baserunners, especially this time of year. You just give them more opportunities to see you. You have to make more pitches. You may have to show your hand a little bit earlier in what you’re trying to do to guys.”

Game Date Time (air time/game time) Matchup TV Gm 1 Oct. 25   CLE 6, CHC 0 Gm 2 Oct. 26   CHC 5, CLE 1 Gm 3 Oct. 28   CLE 1, CHC 0 Gm 4 Oct. 29   CLE 7, CHC 2 Gm 5 Oct. 30 8 p.m. CLE @ CHC …

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