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What to watch for tonight in Game 5 of the World Series:---BAUER UPTrevor Bauer has a chance to pitch the Cleveland Indians to their first World Series title since 1948 in Game 5 at Wrigley Field. Manager Terry Francona is sticking by the oddball right-hander, even after he struggled in a Game 2 loss to the Cubs while pitching with a gash on his pinkie he got tinkering with a toy drone. Bauers finger should be fine to pitch, but there is some concern about what hell be able to do at the plate. The 25-year-old is 0-1 with a 5.00 ERA in three appearances in these playoffs.JONS JOBJon Lester tries to play stopper for the Cubs. Hes pitched in one World Series Game 5 before, delivering 7 2/3 pivotal innings for Boston in a 3-1 win over St. Louis in 2013, but this will be the first time Lester pitches for a team trailing in the Series. Even after allowing three runs in Game 1, Lester is 3-1 with a 1.35 ERA career in the Series. The co-MVP of the NL Championship Series has been outstanding in his other three starts this postseason and may have to dominate for a Chicago team thats averaged 1.75 runs per game against Cleveland.PARTY ONFrancona said hell go back to Mike Napoli at first base for Game 5. The jolly slugger didnt start in Game 4 because Francona wanted to play Carlos Santana at first base, and even though the move led to Santanas three-run homer, Francona said he still wasnt pleased that Nap didnt play, because ... hes kind of the heart and soul of our team. Napoli -- the namesake behind the Party at Napolis meme thats accompanied the Indians all season -- is batting .179 with one homer in 12 postseason games.GETTING THEREThe only good news for Chicago in a 7-2 loss Saturday night was that a couple key bats finally began to break out. Leadoff man Dexter Fowler homered and doubled, lifting his Series average to .235, while Anthony Rizzo also had two hits and an RBI. Even Jason Heyward -- a big-money free agent acquisition who disappointed in his first year with the Cubs -- got into it with a pair of singles. Of course, more help is still needed. Kris Bryant, Addison Russell, Willson Contreras and Javier Baez are a combined 6 for 59 (.102) in the Series. Rowan Wick Jersey . Jordan Lynch, the all-purpose Heisman Trophy finalist from Northern Illinois, failed to make it into that exclusive club. Custom Ryne Sandberg Jersey . Klitschkos management company says the bout will be the Ukrainian fighters 25th world championship fight. The 1.83-meter (6-foot) Leapai defeated the previously unbeaten Denis Boytsov in November to become the WBOs mandatory challenger. http://www.customcubsjersey.com/custom-david-bote-jersey-large-1740n.html . Datsyuk will miss Tuesdays game against New Jersey and could be sidelined longer, while Cleary will likely miss at least the next three games. 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The plan worked perfectly , with Koch catching the snap at his 15-yard line, casually dropping back toward the goal line, shuffling to his right and then backing out of the end zone to take the safety after draining the clock and avoiding any contact.The line of scrimmage during the strange play looked like a high school wrestling tournament, missing only the rubber mats. A half-dozen Baltimore blockers each engaged with a Cincinnati rusher with a bear hug that in some cases resulted in a full takedown. Yellow flags flew from the officials like confetti from a crowd, but Ravens coach John Harbaugh knew the rule.The game can end on a penalty by the offense, unlike an infraction against the defense, and thats exactly what happened in the 19-14 decision that kept the Ravens in first place in the AFC North.I thought our guys did a great job, Harbaugh said. Part of the deal was just identifying all of their men, because if we misidentify on the count and leave one guy running through there, hes going to get to Sam, and theres going to be very little time off the clock. Everybody did a great job of communicating. They were moving and shifting like they are well coached to do.As linebacker Terrell Suggs reminded Harbaugh, the play Sunday wasnt the best intentional safety in Ravens history. With a 34-29 lead over San Francisco in the Super Bowl four years ago, facing fourth down in the shadow of the end zone and the game almost over, Koch ran around to kill time and was pushed out of bounds with 4 seconds left. That prompted a free kick that essentially put the game out of reach.What I meant was that it was the best-executed safety ever taken, Harbaugh said, because we kept him clean the whole time.Here are three more decisions that stood out from Week 12 around the NFL:KUBIAK SAYS KICK IT: With Denver and Kansas City tied late in overtime, Broncos coach Gary Kubiak sent kicker Brandon McManus out for a 62-yard field goal on fourth-and-10 instead of punting or going for the first down to extend the drive and try to get closer.McManus missed from that difficult distance , even in the thin mile-high air. The Chiefs turned around with 1:03 left and drove 40 yards for the winning field goal.Even a punt in thaat case wouldve made a tie more likely, rather than the loss that pushed the Broncos into third place behind the Chiefs in the AFC West.ddddddddddddMy thing is that were going to try to win around here, Kubiak said. I made that decision, and it just didnt work out. I have a lot of confidence in Brandon. I have a lot of confidence in our football team.The Broncos were out of timeouts, which factored into Kubiaks call.B-Mac, hes one of the best kickers in the National Football League, linebacker Von Miller said. Im with Kube on that one. What are we playing? Are we going to play for a tie or are we trying to win the game?---RIVERBOAT RON RUNS AGROUND: After Carolina kicker Graham Gano had an extra point try blocked early in the second half at Oakland, the Panthers trailed 24-13. The Panthers scored two more touchdowns in the third quarter to take the lead, which wouldve been bigger had they converted their conversion attempts.Coach Ron Rivera elected to go for 2 points twice, with Cam Newtons pass falling incomplete both times; stalwart tight end Greg Olsen dropped the second one. Even though the Panthers reached the end zone again early in the fourth quarter to take a 32-24 lead, they couldve been ahead by 10 points with a pair of kicks. The Raiders rallied to tie the game with a touchdown and 2-point conversion before making the go-ahead field goal with 1:45 remaining.You cant really dwell on that, Newton said. You still have to play the game. With how this game was going, with so many momentum swings, we took their best shot and they took our best shot. We knew it was going to come down to that type of finish, but thats just what happens.---AGGRESSIVE SAINTS: New Orleans coach Sean Payton went on fourth-and-short twice during what became a blowout of Los Angeles, at the 10 and the 1-yard lines. Both times the Saints converted on their way to a touchdown. What helped Payton make the decision was that the Saints have had two field goals and two extra points blocked already this season.One extra point was returned for a defensive 2-point conversion that lifted Denver to victory.Those are big momentum swings in games, right tackle Zach Strief said. Obviously we have struggled a lot in field goal protection, so lets be a little more aggressive than usual. We had a really good plan this week.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '