Lester: Some nerves, mostly poise in Game 1

CLEVELAND — Although it may be impossible to tell, there will be nerves for Jon Lester — the veteran admitted as much — when he takes the mound at Progressive Field on Tuesday night. But throughout his career, Lester seems to be the most relaxed in these moments, building a résumé as one of the most accomplished postseason pitchers of this era.

Lester, the co-Most Valuable Player of the National League Championship Series (with infielder Javier Baez), will get the start for the Cubs in Game 1 of the World Series on Tuesday night against the Indians. Corey Kluber will start for Cleveland.

• World Series Game 1: Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. ET air time | 8 ET game time on FOX

Lester will be followed by Jake Arrieta in Game 2, and Kyle Hendricks and John Lackey in Games 3 and 4 at Wrigley Field.

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That the Cubs named Lester for this start was no surprise; he started their series openers during the first two rounds of this postseason. They signed Lester as a free agent during the offseason in 2014 with games such as Tuesday night in mind, to be able to send a starter to the mound with his postseason experience and poise.

Game Date Time (air time/game time) Matchup TV Gm 1 Oct. 25 7:30 p.m./8 p.m. CHC @ CLE FOX Gm 2 Oct. 26 7:30 p.m./8 p.m. CHC @ CLE FOX Gm 3 Oct. 28 7:30 p.m./8 p.m. CLE @ CHC FOX Gm 4 Oct. 29 7:30 p.m./8 p.m. CLE @ CHC FOX *Gm 5 Oct. 30 8 p.m. CLE @ CHC FOX *Gm 6 Nov. 1 7:30 p.m./8 p.m. CHC @ CLE FOX *Gm 7 Nov. 2 7:30 p.m./8 p.m. CHC @ CLE FOX * If necessary | All times listed ET • World Series …

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