Arrieta delivers longest Series no-hit bid since ’69

CLEVELAND — Jake Arrieta walked two batters in the first inning on Wednesday night, and after he got Jose Ramirez to fly out to deep center to end the threat, Cubs catcher Miguel Montero had a brief talk with rookie Willson Contreras, who was catching the right-hander.

“When Willson came into the dugout, I told him to make sure to sit in the middle [of the plate],” Montero said. “You don’t need to work the edges with [Arrieta]. He’s got plus stuff. I said, ‘I want you to stay in the middle with him and go from there.’ You want him to throw strikes, you want them to swing the bat.”

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Contreras listened, Arrieta threw strikes and the Cubs now are even with the Indians in the best-of-seven World Series following a 5-1 victory in Game 2 at Progressive Field.

Game Date Time (air time/game time) Matchup TV Gm 1 Oct. 25   CLE 6, CHC 0 Gm 2 Oct. 26   CHC 5, CLE 1 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

Arrieta held the Indians without a hit over 5 1/3 innings — a fact some of his teammates didn’t know until Jason Kipnis …

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