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CHICAGO -- ?? The Latest on The World Series (all times local):10:44 p.m.Aroldis Chapman got eight outs for a pressure-packed save and the Chicago Cubs held off the Cleveland Indians 3-2 to force Game 6.It was Chicagos first World Series win at Wrigley Field since 1945.Game 6 is Tuesday night in Cleveland.---10:20 p.m.Aroldis Chapman pitched a scoreless eighth inning to preserve the Cubs 3-2 lead over Cleveland in Game 5.With a runner on third, Chapman threw a called third strike past Francisco Lindor to end the inning.Chapman struck out to end the bottom of the eighth, and Chicago took a 3-2 lead into the ninth.---Carl Edwards Jr. relieved Lester to begin the seventh with a 3-2 edge. With a runner on second and one out, Chapman was called in.9:55 p.m.Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder led the crowd in singing Take Me Out to the Ball Game during the seventh-inning stretch in Game 5, dedicating the performance to retiring Chicago Cubs catcher David Ross.Vedder, a huge Cubs fan, praised team owner Tom Ricketts and President of Baseball Operations Theo Epstein for helping bring the World Series back to Wrigley Field, and said he planned to sing for Ross in his final home game. Vedder than launched into the famous song, getting some help from a taped version by late Cubs broadcaster Harry Caray.The Cubs had a 3-2 lead, trying to force Game 6 on Tuesday night in Cleveland. Vedder signed off with We love you Rossy. Lets take this show to Cleveland.---9:50 p.m.Needing a win to send the World Series back to Cleveland for Game 6, Cubs manager Joe Maddon took a page out of counterpart Terry Franconas book and brought in his best reliever in the seventh inning with a runner on second and Chicago clinging to a 3-2 lead.Star closer Aroldis Chapman relieved Carl Edwards Jr. with one out and struck out Jose Ramirez swinging at a 100 mph fastball. Chapman hit Brandon Guyer in the leg with his next pitch before retiring Roberto Perez on a groundout to second, delighting the towel-waving crowd at Wrigley Field.Chapman hadnt pitched in the seventh inning since 2012. His career high is 2 1/3 innings.Edwards replaced starter Jon Lester to begin the seventh. The right-hander gave up a leadoff single to Mike Napoli, who went to second on a passed ball, before getting Carlos Santana on a fly to left.Lester, a 19-game winner, struck out five without a walk in six innings. He gave up a solo homer to Ramirez in the second and an RBI single with two outs in the sixth to Francisco Lindor.---9:25 p.m.Francisco Lindor hit an RBI single with two outs in the sixth inning to trim Clevelands deficit to 3-2 in Game 5.Rajai Davis singled off Cubs starter Jon Lester with one and stole second. He scored on Lindors line drive to center field.With Mike Napoli batting, Lindor was thrown out trying to steal second by catcher David Ross to end the inning.---9:05 p.m.The Indians held watch parties at Progressive Field for all three World Series games in Chicago. The cumulative attendance at the ballpark was 67,218, which represents three straight sellouts and a total donation of $336,090 to Cleveland Indians Charities. Several thousand additional fans watched the games on screens set up between the ballpark and neighboring Quicken Loans Arena, home of the NBA champion Cavaliers.---8:55 p.m.Cleveland starter Trevor Bauer is out after five innings.The Indians brought in Mike Clevinger to start the bottom of the fifth, with the Cubs leading 3-1.Bauer was sailing along with a 1-0 lead before the Cubs broke out with three runs in the fourth, starting with Kris Bryants leadoff homer.The right-hander gave up six hits and struck out seven without a walk.---8:35 p.m.Kris Bryant led off a three-run fourth with his first World Series homer, and the Cubs grabbed a 3-1 lead over the Indians.Bryant lined a 1-1 fastball from Trevor Bauer just beyond the left-field wall for his second postseason homer -- and first since Game 3 of the NL Division Series against San Francisco.Fans were still dancing and shaking the upper deck when Anthony Rizzo lined the next pitch off the ivy in right for a double. He moved up on a single by Ben Zobrist and came around on Addison Russells infield single to third.The retiring David Ross, playing his final home game, added a bases-loaded sacrifice fly to make it 3-1.---8:10 p.m.Trevor Bauer struck out five while pitching one-hit ball and Jose Ramirez homered off Jon Lester in the second to give the Indians a 1-0 lead over the Cubs through three innings in Game 5.Bauer, the eccentric right-hander who cut his right pinkie repairing a drone and almost ruined his teams postseason chances, dominated in the early going. The only hit he allowed through three innings was a second-inning single by Addison Russell.Ramirez had the lone hit for Cleveland when he drove the first pitch he saw out to left for his first career postseason homer. That silenced a crowd that was roaring moments earlier when Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo caught a foul pop by Carlos Santana that had deflected off catcher David Ross glove.The home run was the only hit allowed by Lester, who struck out the side in the first.---8 p.m.Cubs right fielder Jason Heyward made a highlight reel catch on Trevor Bauers foul in the third.He planted his foot and grabbed the top of the wall, then reached back toward the field with his glove to snag the ball.---7:40 p.m.Jose Ramirez homered off Jon Lester with two outs in the second inning to give the Indians a 1-0 lead in Game 5.Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo had just caught a foul pop by Carlos Santana that had deflected off catcher David Ross glove, drawing a big roar from the crowd.Ramirez silenced them when he drove the next pitch to the left-field seats for his first career postseason homer. He had 11 homers during the regular season.---7:20 p.m.Game 5 of the World Series is underway.Rajai Davis struck out swinging at a 2-2 changeup leading off against Jon Lester.With a 3-1 lead in the Series, the Indians have a chance to capture their first championship since 1948 and extend a drought for the Cubs that dates to 1908.Trevor Bauer, the eccentric right-hander who cut his right pinkie repairing a drone and almost ruined his teams postseason chances, starts for Cleveland. Lester -- 2-1 with a 1.69 ERA in this postseason -- is trying to keep the season going for the Cubs after they led the majors with 103 wins and won their first pennant in 71 years.---6:30 p.m.Michael Brantley cant play in the World Series, but he helped the Indians win Game 4.Starter Corey Kluber went to the plate with one of the injured Brantleys bats on Saturday night, and after fouling off several two-strike pitches from John Lackey, the right-hander hit a slow roller toward third for an infield single in the second inning. Lonnie Chisen