Arrieta gets chance to display dominant form

CLEVELAND — After an historic run in the second half of 2015 that propelled him to the National League Cy Young Award and a dominant first half this season, Jake Arrieta spent much of the second half looking, well, above average.

Considering the pace Arrieta was on, perhaps it would have been unfair to expect him to keep it up. But after he looked so superhuman for so long, some folks do wonder what changed. Arrieta is not among them.

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“That’s baseball, man, I don’t put a lot of time and effort into that, really,” Arrieta said.

Game Date Time (air time/game time) Matchup TV Gm 1 Oct. 25 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 coverageShop for postseason gear: Cubs | Indians

He has the opportunity to put that all …

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