CHICAGO (AP) -- Corey Kluber earned his second win in this World Series and the Cleveland Indians moved within one victory of their first championship since 1948, routing the Chicago Cubs 7-2 Saturday night with home runs by Carlos Santana and Jason Kipnis.
Leading the Series 3-1, Cleveland can finish off it at Wrigley Field on Sunday night, when Trevor Bauer starts for the Indians and Jon Lester for the Cubs.
 
Kluber, Indians beat Cubs 7-2, now lead World Series 3-1
 
Kluber limited Chicago to five hits in six innings, becoming the first pitcher to win Games 1 and 4 since Cincinnati's Jose Rijo in 1990.
Santana's homer off John Lackey and a run-scoring throwing error by third baseman Kris Bryant on Kluber's infield hit gave Cleveland a 2-1 lead in the second.
Francisco Lindor added an RBI single in the third, Lonnie Chisenhall hit a sacrifice fly in the sixth off Mike Montgomery, and Chicago native Kipnis blew open the game with a three-run homer against Travis Wood in the eighth.
 

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