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Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Corey Kluber speaks during a news conference in Cleveland, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016, in preparation for Game 1 of baseball's American League Championship Series. The Toronto Blue Jays will face the Indians on Friday. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Cleveland will play for the American League pennant. That seemed unlikely in late August, when the Indians dragged into Arlington for a four-game series against the Rangers.
The Indians were nearing the end of the torturous test of playing on 23 consecutive days. They looked flat in losing the series opener.