Live Blogging: World Series Game 2: Chicago Cubs at Cleveland Indians

Game 2: Cubs at Indians

Starting Lineups:
Chicago Cubs
1. Dexter Fowler CF
2. Kris Bryant 3B
3. Anthony Rizzo 1B
4. Ben Zobrist LF
5. Kyle Schwarber DH
6. Javier Baez 2B
7. Wilson Contreras C
8. Jorge Soler RF
9. Addison Russell SS

SP: Jake Arrieta (RHP) (18-8, 3.10 ERA, 190K)

Cleveland Indians:
1. Carlos Santana DH
2. Jason Kipnis 2B
3. Francisco Lindor SS
4. Mike Napoli 1B
5. Jose Ramirez 3B
6. Lonnie Chisenhall RF
7. Coco Crisp LF
8. Tyler Naquin CF
9. Roberto Perez C

SP: Trevor Bauer (RHP) (12-8, 4.26 ERA, 168K)

Hello and welcome to 'Live Blogging: World Series'. Cubs and Indians are underway.

Top of 1st Inning:
Due Up:
1. Fowler
2. Bryant
3. Rizzo
Fowler grounds out to Trevor Bauer. 1 Out
Bryant singles to center field.
Rizzo hits RBI-Double off of Trevor Bauer, scoring Kris Bryant. CHC 1 CLE 0.
Zobrist flies out to Crisp. 2 Outs
Schwarber strikes out swinging. 3 Outs
Cubs leave Rizzo stranded on 2nd base.

Middle of 1st Inning:
CHC 1 CLE 0

Bottom of 1st Inning:
Due Up:
1. Santana
2. Kipnis
3. Lindor
Santana flies out to Bryant. 1 Out
​Kipnis strikes out swinging. 2 Outs 
Lindor draws a 2-out walk.  
Napoli draws another 2-out walk. 
Ramirez flies out to Fowler. 3 Outs 
Indians leave runners stranded on 1st and 2nd base. 

End of 1st Inning: 
CHC 1 CLE 0

Top of 2nd Inning:
Due Up:
6. Baez
7. Contreras
8. Soler
Baez reached on infield single to start the Top of 2nd Inning.
Contreras flies out to Chisenhall. 1 Out
Soler flies out to Naquin.  2 Outs 
Russell flies out to Chisenhall. 3 Outs 
Cubs leave Baez on first base. 

Middle of 2nd Inning: 
CHC 1 CLE 0 

Bottom of 2nd Inning:
Due Up:
6. Chisenhall
7. Crisp
8. Naquin
​Chisenhall grounds out to Baez. 1 Out
Crisp lines out to Baez 2 Outs 
Naquin strikes out swinging.  3 Outs
Indians go down 1-2-3.  

End of 2nd Inning:
CHC 1 CLE 0 

Top of 3rd Inning:
Due Up: 
1. Fowler 
2. Bryant 
3. Rizzo 
Fowler grounds out to Kipnis. 1 Out
Bryant lines out to Lindor. 2 Outs 
Rizzo draws a 2-out walk.  
Zobrist hits a single to center field. 
Schwarber hits a RBI-Single driving in Rizzo.  Zobrist advances to 3rd base. CHC 2 CLE 0
Baez strikes out swinging. 3 Outs  
Cubs leave runners on base.  

Middle of 3rd Inning:
CHC 2 CLE 0 

Bottom of 3rd Inning:
Due Up:
9. Perez
1. Santana 
2. Kipnis
Perez strikes out swinging. 1 Out 
Santana gets called out on strikes. 2 Outs 
Kipnis flies out to Zobrist. 3 Outs 
Indians go down 1-2-3 in the Bottom of 3rd Inning.

End of 3rd Inning:
CHC 2 CLE 0 

Top of 4th Inning:
Due Up: 
7. Contreras 
8. Soler
9. Russell
Zach McAllister warming up in Indians Bullpen.
Contreras draws lead-off walk. 
Bauer is on 83 pitches. 
Soler hits into 4-6-3 double play. 2 Outs
Russell singles to center field. 
PITCHING CHANGE: Zach McAllister (RHP) replaces Trevor Bauer as Indians pitcher. CHC 2 CLE 0
Fowler strikes out swinging. 3 Outs 
Cubs leave Russell stranded on first base. 

Middle of 4th Inning:'
CHC 2 CLE 0 

Bottom of 4th Inning:
Due Up:
3. Lindor 
4. Napoli
5. Ramirez
Arrieta is now on 55 pitches.
Lindor called out on strikes. 1 Out
Napoli flies out to Fowler. 2 Outs
Ramirez draws a walk. 
Chisenhall flies out to Russell. 3 Outs
Correction: Indians leave Ramirez on base. 

End of 4th Inning:
CHC 2 CLE 0

Top of 5th Inning:
​Due Up:
2. Bryant 
3. Rizzo 
4. Zobrist
Bryant strikes out swinging. 1 Out
Bryan Shaw warming up in Indians Bullpen.
Rizzo draws a walk.
Zobrist hits RBI Triple off of Zach McAllister, driving in Anthony Rizzo.  CHC 3 CLE 0
PITCHING CHANGE: Bryan Shaw (RHP) replaces Zach McAllister as Indians pitcher. 
Schwarber hits a RBI-Single driving in Zobrist.  CHC 4 CLE 0
Wild Pitch advances Schwarber to second base. 
Baez strikes out swinging. 2 Outs
Danny Salazar warming up in Indians Bullpen.
Contreras reaches on error by Kipnis. Schwarber advances to third base. ​
​​Soler draws a bases loaded walk. 
PINCH-RUNNING: Jason Heyward running for Jorge Soler. 
Russell walks in a run.  Schwarber scores.  CHC 5 CLE 0 
Fowler strikes out swinging. 3 Outs
Cubs leave bases loaded. 

Middle of 5th Inning:
CHC 5 CLE 0 

Bottom of 5th Inning:
Due Up:
7. Crisp
8. Naquin
9. Perez
SUBSTITUTION: Jason Heyward replaces Jorge Soler at right field. 
​Crisp flies out Zobrist. 1 Out
Naquin strikes out swinging. 2 Outs
Arrieta currently at 76 pitches. 
Perez flies out to Zobrist.  
Indians go down 1-2-3.
Arrieta has a no-hitter through 5 innings. 

End of 5th Inning:
CHC 5 CLE 0

Top of 6th Inning:
Due Up:
2. Bryant 
3. Rizzo 
4. Zobrist
PITCHING CHANGE: Danny Salazar (RHP) replaces Bryan Shaw as Indians pitcher. 
Bryant flies out to Naquin. 1 Out
Rizzo grounds out to Napoli. 2 Outs ​
Zobrist draws a 2-out walk. 
Schwarber draws another 2-out walk. 
Baez flies out to Naquin. 3 Outs
Cubs leave runners on 1st and 2nd bases. 

Middle of 6th Inning:

Bottom of 6th Inning:
Due Up: 
1. Santana
2. Kipnis
3. Lindor
Santana flies out to Zobrist. 1 Out
Kipnis breaks no-hit bid with double in right center field.
​​Lindor grounds out to Baez.  Kipnis advances to third base. 
Arrieta throws a wild pitch, scoring Kipnis.  CHC 5 CLE 1
Napoli singles to left field.
PITCHING CHANGE: Mike Montgomery (LHP) replaces Jake Arrieta as Cubs pitcher.
Ramirez grounds out to Montgomery. 3 Outs
Indians leave Napoli stranded on base.

End of 6th Inning:
CHC 5 CLE 1

Top of 7th Inning:
​​7. Contreras
8. Heyward 
9. Russell
PITCHING CHANGE: Jeff Manship (RHP) replaces Danny Salazar as Indians pitcher.
Contreras draws a walk.
Heyward lines out to Naquin.  1 Out
Russell hit into Fielder's Choice.  Everybody safe.  Contreras advances to second base. 
Dan Otero is warming up in Indians Bullpen. 
Fowler singles to right field.  Contreras and Russell advances 90 feet.  
PITCHING CHANGE: Dan Otero (RHP) replaces Jeff Manship as Indians pitcher. 
Bryant reaches on Fielder's Choice. Ramirez throws out Contreras.  2 Outs 
Carl Edwards Jr. is warming up in Cubs Bullpen. 
Rizzo flies out to Crisp. 3 Outs 
Cubs leave the bases loaded again. 

Middle of 7th Inning: 
CHC 5 CLE 1 

Bottom of 7th Inning:
6. Chisenhall
7. Crisp
8. Naquin
PINCH-HITTING: Rajai Davis pinch-hitting for Lonnie Chisenhall.
Davis strikes out swinging. 1 Out
Crisp strikes out swinging. 2 Outs 
PINCH-HITTING: Brandon Guyer pinch-hitting for Tyler Naquin.
Guyer singles to center field. 
Montgomery throws a wild pitch, advancing Guyer to second base. 
Perez draws a walk. 
Santana strikes out swinging. 3 Outs 
Indians leave the runners on 1st and 2nd bases. 

End of 7th Inning:
CHC 5 CLE 1

Top of 8th Inning:
4. Zobrist 
5. Schwarber
6. Baez
SUBSTITUTION: Rajai Davis now at center field.
                             Brandon Guyer now at right field. 
Zobrist grounds out to Lindor. 1 Out
Schwarber called out on strikes. 2 Outs 
Baez grounds out to Lindor. 3 Outs 
Cubs go down 1-2-3. 

Middle of 8th Inning:
CHC 5 CLE 1

Bottom of 8th Inning:
Due Up:
2. Kipnis
3. Lindor
4. Napoli
​Kipnis strikes out swinging. 1 Out
Lindor grounds out to Bryant. 2 Outs 
Napoli singles to center field. 
PITCHING CHANGE: Aroldis Chapman (LHP) replaces Mike Montgomery as Cubs pitcher.
CHC 5 CLE 1 
Ramirez strikes out swinging. 3 Outs 
Indians leave a runner on first base.

End of 8th Inning: 
CHC 5 CLE 1

Top of 9th Inning:
Due Up:
7. Contreras 
8. Heyward
9. Russell
​PITCHING CHANGE: Mike Clevinger (RHP) replaces Dan Otero as Indians pitcher. 
Contreras lines out to Davis. 1 Out
Heyward strikes out swinging. 2 Outs
Russell lines out to Lindor. 3 Outs
Cubs go down 1-2-3 in the 9th Inning.

Middle of 9th Inning: 
CHC 5 CLE 1

Bottom of 9th Inning:
Due Up:
6. Davis 
7. Crisp
8. Guyer
Davis strikes out swinging. 1 Out
Crisp grounds out to Baez. 2 Outs 
Guyer draws a walk. 
Guyer advances to second base. 
Perez grounds out to Russell. 3 Outs 
Indians leave Guyer on second base. 
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Final: 
CHC 5 CLE 1 

Final Thoughts:

Cubs drew the walks and took advantage of an Indians' pitching staff not name Kluber, Miller and Allen.  As for the Indians, they had opportunities but couldn't cash them in for runs.  

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