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That's really the only thing I'll be thinking about." "You go out there to do your best to follow through on the execution. "It's just like any other game where you feel comfortable with the game plan," Arrieta said of this start. Jake Arrieta notched a 5-1 win Wednesday night in Game 2, taking a no-hitter into the sixth inning and fanning six in 5 2/3 innings and 98 pitches. What's more, Chicago appears to have an advantage in the pitching matchup. Schwarber, who tore an ACL during the season's opening week, wasn't medically cleared to play the field, so he was limited to pinch-hitting over the weekend. By winning Game 5, they triggered the return of Kyle Schwarber to their lineup as the designated hitter in Cleveland. History doesn't exactly favor the Cubs, even if recent developments do. Although the Royals were the better team against the injury-riddled Cardinals, they might have lost Game 6 were it not for Don Denkinger's infamous flubbed call at first base that initiated a game-winning, two-run rally in the bottom of the ninth inning. No team has wiped out a 3-1 deficit in the World Series since the Kansas City Royals did it to St. Hopefully, we can get out there and win Game 6, because you never know what can happen in a Game 7."īryant and Chicago will get a chance to test that theory Tuesday night when the teams meet again, this time at Cleveland's Progressive Field. "I feel like we play our best with our backs up against the wall. About 30 minutes after the Chicago Cubs staved off elimination Sunday night with a 3-2 win over the Cleveland Indians in Game 5 of the World Series, third baseman Kris Bryant asked a simple question about whether he thought the team could erase a 3-1 deficit.