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CLEVELAND --?Indians?ace pitcher Corey Kluber will take the mound in Game 7 on Wednesday with a chance to become the first pitcher to win three starts in one World Series since Detroits Mickey Lolich in 1968.The game has changed, the 76-year-old Lolich said Tuesday. Its a totally different game than what we played back in our days. It just doesnt happen.Cleveland is hoping for its first title since 1948.Meanwhile, Kyle Hendricks -- who led the majors in earned run average this season -- can pitch the Chicago Cubs to their first championship since 1908. Climbing back from a 3-1 World Series deficit, Chicago won 9-3 on Tuesday to force a deciding Game 7.Kluber is 4-1 with a miserly 0.89 ERA in five starts during this postseason, starting with 16 consecutive scoreless innings against Boston in the American League Division Series and Toronto in the AL Championship Series.He started on only three days rest for the first time in his big league career in Game 4 against the Blue Jays; he left after five innings with the Indians trailing 2-1 in a 5-1 defeat.Kluber then threw 88 pitches over six innings to beat the Cubs 6-0 on Oct. 25 in the World Series opener.He came back on three days rest in Game 4, throwing 81 pitches over six innings and giving up only one run, as the Indians took a 3-1 World Series lead.Hes a special guy, Hendricks said of his Game 7 opponent. You can just see it, the way he takes to the mound. Hes always locked in.Nine pitchers have won three starts in a single World Series, but none since Lolich went 3-0 with a 1.67 ERA and 21 strikeouts while tossing three complete games against St. Louis.Good players, good pitchers, can do special things. Hes in that category, Indians manager Terry Francona said of Kluber. It was kind of an easy decision after talking to him.The 2014 Cy Young Award winner as the ALs top pitcher, Kluber was 18-9 with a 3.14 ERA this season, as Cleveland won the AL Central for the first time since 2007. His win in the All-Star Game in July gave the American League home-field advantage in this World Series.I never connected those dots at that point in time, Kluber said.After Lolich had a pair of complete-game victories for Detroit in the 1968 World Series, he remembered manager Mayo Smith turning to him during the Tigers 10-run third inning in Game 6.Can you start Game 7? I only want you to pitch five innings, Lolich recalled Smith asking.Sure, that wouldnt bother me at all, the pitcher remembered responding.The only others to win three World Series starts were Charles Deacon Phillippe of Pittsburgh and Bill Dinneen of the Boston Americans in 1903; the New York Giants Christy Mathewson (1905); the Philadelphia Athletics Jack Coombs (1910); Pittsburghs Babe Adams (1909); Clevelands Stan Coveleski (1920); Milwaukees Lew Burdette (1957); and Cincinnatis Bob Gibson (1967).Arizonas Randy Johnson beat the New York Yankees in a pair of World Series starts in 2011, then won Game 7 with 1? innings of relief, a day after throwing 104 pitches over seven innings to win Game 6. Bostons Smoky Joe Wood (1912), Urban Faber of the Chicago White Sox?(1917) and the Cardinals Harry Brecheen (1946) each also won a pair of starts and once in relief in a World Series.Giants ace Madison Bumgarner won two starts in the 2014 World Series, before throwing five scoreless innings in relief in Game 7 for a save at Kansas City.During this World Series, Hendricks didnt get a decision in his Game 3 start, when he went 4? scoreless innings in a 1-0 loss.But hes looking forward to Game 7 on Wednesday at Clevelands Progressive Field.This is the ultimate dream, Hendricks said. When youre out in your backyard as a kid, playing Little League at the field with your friends, this is the moment you dream about: Game 7, 3-2, two outs, something like that, bottom of the ninth. But its always Game 7 of the World Series.Nike Air Max 270 Cheap Uk . The native of Mont-Tremblant, Que., captured a World Cup downhill event Saturday, his second this year and fifth career victory on the circuit. 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Fake Air Max 97 For Sale . -- Brandon Jennings made the most of his first game with the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night.PHILADELPHIA -- Theres a reason why Ryan Howard was limping around the field. The Philadelphia Phillies slugger needs surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee and will miss at least six to eight weeks. An MRI on Monday confirmed the tear in his knee. A date for surgery hasnt been set. "It could have been much more significant damage," general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said. "We dont want any of our players on the DL. But we know what it is and its treatable. Hopefully we can get him back in time to play this year." Howard, the 2006 NL MVP, went on the disabled list Saturday. The three-time All-Star was hitting .266 with 11 homers and 43 RBIs. He was noticeably hobbling during games before he was shut down. He said he continued to play through the pain because he thought he could perform. "We have to take care of it," Amaro said. Howard played his first game last season on July 6 after tearing his left Achilles tendon making the final out in the 2011 NL division series. The 33-year-oldd first baseman has been on a steady decline since signing a $125 million, five-year contract extension on April 26, 2010.dddddddddddd Howard averaged 50 homers and 143 RBIs between 2006-09. He hasnt hit more than 33 or driven in more than 116 runs since then. Darin Ruf, who hit 38 homers at Double-A Reading last year, replaces Howard. Ruf had been playing left field in Triple-A. Howard is the latest star player to land on Philadelphias disabled list. Chase Utley and Carlos Ruiz missed significant time and Roy Halladay remains out after having shoulder surgery. Backup catcher Erik Kratz had surgery for a torn meniscus on June 12 and already has started a rehab assignment, so hes ahead of schedule. "Hopefully we will have the same sort of time frame, but everyones knee is different," Amaro said, comparing Howard to Kratz. "We can only speculate the length of how long it will take to get him to rehab. Well shoot for the conservative one and hope he comes back faster." ' ' '