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MLB : ATS Matchup
Wednesday 10/26/2016Line$ LineOU LineScore
CHICAGO CUBS  ARRIETA )
 
CLEVELAND  BAUER )
-1.5  -110

+1.5  -110
-155

+145

7.5ov
 
5
Final
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CHICAGO CUBS (110 - 62) at CLEVELAND (102 - 68)
No Previous GameNo Next Game
Wednesday, 10/26/2016 7:05 PM
JAKE ARRIETA (R) vs. TREVOR BAUER (R)
World Series - Best of 7 - Game 2 - CLE Leads 1-0
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
953CHICAGO CUBS-140Ov 7,+100-130Ov 7,-120
954CLEVELAND+130Un 7,-120+120Un 7,+100
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
CHICAGO CUBS - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games110-62+680-844.90.2530.3310.4140.7453.40.2130.2800.3390.619
Road Games49-37-4.548-345.10.2560.3290.4200.7493.90.2250.2900.3610.651
vs Right-handed Starters79-42+6.560-555.10.2580.3360.4170.7533.50.2160.2830.3500.633
Past 7 Games4-3+1.23-44.40.2330.2870.3940.6813.30.2240.2980.3290.626
Grass Games110-62+680-844.90.2530.3310.4140.7453.40.2130.2800.3390.619
Night Games65-34+12.341-534.90.2480.3250.4090.7343.30.2110.2760.3370.614
Interleague15-6+5.45-144.50.2270.3030.3730.6762.10.1820.2360.2810.517
Playoff games7-4+3.25-54.40.2210.2710.3780.6493.30.2350.2920.3340.626
CHICAGO CUBS - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.90.2530.33117358781490292311970.4148136821442671281134110125118
Road Games5.10.2560.329873070786156141060.4204263357653064775595564
Righty Starters5.10.2580.33612241371068214251310.41758048699855898102768391
CHICAGO CUBS - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.551.2025102202013995621455226-20411671.9%
Road Games3.411.178259115982012710428011-1118869.2%

CLEVELAND - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games102-68+1781-784.80.2590.3240.4190.7434.10.2400.2990.3920.691
Home Games58-28+17.148-355.50.2860.3560.4580.8154.10.2410.2970.4030.701
vs Right-handed Starters68-48+857-514.90.2600.3270.4220.7494.10.2450.3040.4020.706
Past 7 Games6-1+6.60-73.10.1960.2490.3550.6041.60.2080.2630.2880.551
Grass Games96-64+13.679-704.90.2630.3290.4220.7514.10.2410.2990.3940.692
Night Games72-39+20.557-485.00.2690.3320.4330.7654.00.2430.2960.3990.695
Interleague14-7+5.613-75.70.2790.3490.4010.7503.70.2320.2800.3970.676
Playoff games8-1+8.81-83.70.2190.2690.3920.6611.70.2060.2600.3130.572
CLEVELAND - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.80.2590.32417057621495293281910.419765550132412711281589213250
Home Games5.50.2860.35686285681616851050.4584463136197258681477221
Righty Starters4.90.2600.32711639421024197221330.42253939588182781110538537
CLEVELAND - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.341.228543.92212024695519956131-20431179.6%
Home Games2.931.119282.310292228268830022-520580%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
CHICAGO CUBS - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
10/15/2016LESTER(L)LA DODGERSMAEDA(R)8-4W-2157.5 unO970960
10/16/2016HENDRICKS(R)LA DODGERSKERSHAW(L)0-1L+1256.5 unU230381
10/18/2016ARRIETA(R)@ LA DODGERSHILL(L)0-6L1106.5 ovU4601050
10/19/2016LACKEY(R)@ LA DODGERSURIAS(L)10-2W1057 ovO1382694
10/20/2016LESTER(L)@ LA DODGERSMAEDA(R)8-4W-1557 ovO13100971
10/22/2016HENDRICKS(R)LA DODGERSKERSHAW(L)5-0W+1156.5 unU721201
10/25/2016LESTER(L)@ CLEVELANDKLUBER(R)0-6L1056.5 unU7901080
10/26/2016ARRIETA(R)@ CLEVELANDBAUER(R) 
10/28/2016HENDRICKS(R)CLEVELANDTOMLIN(R) 
10/29/2016LACKEY(R)CLEVELANDKLUBER(R) 

CLEVELAND - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
10/14/2016KLUBER(R)TORONTOESTRADA(R)2-0W-1357.5 unU640780
10/15/2016TOMLIN(R)TORONTOHAPP(L)2-1W+1208.5 unU440341
10/17/2016BAUER(R)@ TORONTOSTROMAN(R)4-2W1558.5 ovU760770
10/18/2016KLUBER(R)@ TORONTOSANCHEZ(R)1-5L1057.5 unU231980
10/19/2016MERRITT(L)@ TORONTOESTRADA(R)3-0W1608.5 unU630641
10/25/2016KLUBER(R)CHICAGO CUBSLESTER(L)6-0W-1156.5 unU1080790
10/26/2016BAUER(R)CHICAGO CUBSARRIETA(R) 
10/28/2016TOMLIN(R)@ CHICAGO CUBSHENDRICKS(R) 
10/29/2016KLUBER(R)@ CHICAGO CUBSLACKEY(R) 
KEY GAME INFORMATION
CHICAGO CUBS: Expectations are soaring after the Cubs broke out in a huge way last season and fueled hope that their first championship since 1908 is within reach. The optimism has only escalated since the final out of Game 4 in the NLCS. That's because the Cubs added to a team that already included the NL Cy Young Award winner (Arrieta), Rookie of the Year (Kris Bryant) and Manager of the Year (Maddon), not to mention a two-time All-Star in Anthony Rizzo and another slugger in Schwarber who made a big impact as a rookie. They signed Jaosn Heyward ($184 million, eight years) and John Lackey ($32 million, two years) away from division-rival St. Louis, along with two-time All-Star Ben Zobrist ($56 million, four years) from Kansas City, and acquired Adam Warren from the Yankees in the Castro deal. They pulled off another big move when they re-signed Dexter Fowler to a $13 million, one-year contract in late February. That allowed them to keep three-time Gold Glove winner Heyward in right field rather than move him to center. For all the moves the Cubs made, they did not have to part with any of their prized prospects. That gives them depth and flexibility to make trades down the line.
CLEVELAND: Brimming with young talent and one of baseball's best rotations, the Indians could be the A.L.'s sleeper. They shook off another poor start in 2015 and Francona had them in the playoff hunt until the final week. The Indians appear poised to take the next step. Corey Kluber may have had the best 16-loss season in history last year. He tied for first in the league in complete games, finished second in innings and third in strikeouts. He was doomed by a lineup that scored just 82 runs in his 32 starts, scoring two or fewer 21 times. Michael Brantley worked hard to get back from offseason shoulder surgery and hopes to stay healthy after dealing with a variety of medical issues in '15. The club made a mistake in not having Francisco Lindor on the 25-man roster from the start last season, but he's implanted on the left side of the infield and is on the verge of stardom. Yan Gomes is one of the league's most overlooked players and could have a huge year. If the Indians hit, and that's a big IF, they will challenge for a wild-card spot.
PREVIEW
Bauer takes mound hoping to give Indians a 2-0 lead on Cubs
 

There is no bleeding to stop for Trevor Bauer.

The Indians lead the Chicago Cubs 1-0 in the World Series after Cleveland took a 6-0 victory in Game 1 Tuesday at Progressive Field, and Bauer just aims to hold serve in Game 2 on Wednesday.

Rain might be another story, as Bauer takes the lead leg of the Indians' playoffs-long race to hand the ball to a dominant bullpen.

Major League Baseball moved up the start time for Game 2 an hour to 7:08 p.m. ET because of heavy precipitation in the forecast later in the evening for Northeast Ohio.

Bauer isn't plotting to halt Mother Nature.

He also claims -- as he did before his last start -- the health of his right hand is no longer a worry.

Bauer said Tuesday, after his previous postseason start in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series ended in the first inning, his wounded finger has healed. That claim didn't hold water at Toronto. His hand uncontrollably gushed blood and ended the 25-year-old fireballer's start after 21 pitches and two-thirds of one inning.

"Going into Toronto, the doctors told me they were confident it would be OK. I was confident it would be fine," said Bauer, who survives with a snug grip on two- and four-seam fastballs perfected in extra sessions with Game 1 hero Corey Kluber. "It hadn't bled the two days before that at all. So I feel confident every time I take the mound. I wouldn't take the mound if I didn't feel confident I'd be able to pitch and help the team. So, yeah, I'm confident like I was back then too."

Bauer cut his hand repairing his drone, but was a workhorse in the regular season, averaging 110.4 pitches in 35 starts. Control can be fleeting for Bauer, whose eccentric personality is a plus in the clubhouse according to manager Terry Francona.

If his fastball is live -- and with just 99 pitches thrown total in the first two rounds of the playoffs, energy and stamina should not be hindrances -- Bauer can be a force. He had 168 strikeouts in the regular season.

The Cubs counter with their No. 1b starter, Jake Arrieta, after Jon Lester allowed three runs and took the loss Tuesday. Chicago looks to beat the odds against teams losing the first game of the World Series, who are 40-70 overall in the Fall Classic.

Arrieta won the National League Cy Young Award in 2015 with a record of 22-6 and 1.77 ERA. This season, he had 18 wins (3.10 ERA), but has not been the same dominating presence in the playoffs.

In two games, Arrieta is 0-1 with a 4.91 ERA. Opponents are hitting .273 against him compared to .194 in the regular season.

"It's why you play the whole season," Arrieta said. "To hopefully be in this position to be one of the last two teams standing with an opportunity to win a World Series for your organization, your city, for your team, friends and family. So it means a ton. You know, there's only two of 30 that even get these opportunities. Not many players -- there are some players that go their whole career without being able to get to the postseason. So we're all very fortunate."

Stacking a lineup already loaded with fastball-smashing lefties might be reason for Cubs manager Joe Maddon to carry extra confidence into Game 2.

"They're obviously very talented, but the Red Sox were very talented, and the Blue Jays are obviously very talented too," Bauer said. "At the end of the day, they're just hitters. They get outs nine out of 10 times, like all the rest of them. It comes down to executing pitches, executing a game plan."

The surprising return of Kyle Schwarber allows Maddon to back up National League MVP candidate Kris Bryant with a run of power bats -- first baseman Anthony Rizzo, left fielder Ben Zobrist, Schwarber and possibly Jason Heyward.

Maddon said it was not a given that Miguel Montero, a left-handed hitter and Arrieta's preferred backstop all season, would start Game 2 over rookie Willson Contreras, who is best equipped to slow the Cleveland running game.

Heyward's atrocious postseason landed him on the bench Tuesday for the second consecutive playoff game.

"Jason's been struggling at the plate -- that's it," Maddon said of starting Chris Coghlan, who entered Game 1 with a .063 career postseason batting average. "That doesn't mean it's going to look like this (Wednesday)."

Schwarber smacked a double in the fourth inning of Game 1 for his first hit of the entire season, proof positive the left-handed slugger hasn't lost his immense power rehabbing from torn knee ligaments since April. He walked in the seventh, laying off a pair of two-strike offerings from left-handed reliever Andrew Miller.

Bauer, the third overall pick in the 2011 draft acquired from the Arizona Diamondbacks, allowed two home runs in his lone start against the Red Sox, and gave up 20 home runs in the regular season. Indians manager Terry Francona said they are banking on Bauer's wounded pinkie holding up, and Cleveland holding down Chicago's offense.

"If it doesn't work," Francona said, "I'm going to make the doctor come up here and talk to you (media). I don't think that finger's going to be the reason he wins or loses."

Josh Tomlin is scheduled to start Game 3 at Wrigley Field for the Indians against Kyle Hendricks, but the Indians have not announced a starter for Saturday's Game 4. John Lackey is scheduled to go in Game 4 for the Cubs.

Though Francona would not say it directly, the Indians are weighing giving the ball back to Kluber -- he threw 88 pitches in six-plus Tuesday -- on Saturday. That would definitely be the case if the Indians were in position to sweep the series. Francona is 9-0 all-time as a manager in the World Series.

"We've said who our first three starters are, but just to be fair to them, we need to wait until everybody pitches just because it's not just if one guy can handle and maybe come back early," Francona said. "Because once you do that, then the other guys pretty much have to, too, or you're really not helping yourself. So we've talked to all the starters. They understand how we feel about things. But we also need to wait and see because, as we noticed with drone attacks, that things can happen."


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