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Article: Indians one win away; Indians 7, Red Sox 3: Seven-run fifth, Byrd's solid start put Cleveland in control of ALCS
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- Chicago Sun-Times
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- October 17, 2007
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ALCS Game 4. Cleveland leads series 3-1
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CLEVELAND -- Led by a throwback pitcher who looks as if he
stepped out of their 1948 team photo, the Cleveland Indians moved
one win from another crack at winning an elusive World Series title.
Pumping his arms with an old-school windup, Paul Byrd blanked
Boston long enough and Casey Blake homered to start Cleveland's
seven-run rampage in the fifth inning as the Indians beat the Red
Sox 7-3 Tuesday night for a 3-1 lead in the AL Championship Series.
"We want to put them away here," Byrd said as Indians fans kept
rocking after the final out. "That's a great team over there. They
can easily come back and win three. We're taking absolutely ...