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CLEVELAND -- Jake Arietta made a brief run at a no-hitter and ended another 71-year pause between celebrations for the Chicago Cubs and their faithful fans.Not only are they back in the World Series, theyve won there again.One more drought quenched, one more to go.Arrieta carried a no-hit bid into the sixth inning, Kyle Schwarber drove in two runs and the Cubs brushed off a shutout to even the Series with their first Fall Classic win in more than seven decades, 5-1 over the Cleveland Indians in Game 2 on Wednesday night.Arrieta, who pitched a no-hitter earlier this season, briefly invoked Don Larsens name by flirting with one deep in October before the Indians touched him for two hits and a run. However, the right-hander helped give Chicago just what it needed -- a split at Progressive Field -- before the Cubbies return to their Wrigley Field den for the next three games starting Friday night.Its always crazy good, Cubs manager Joe Maddon said when asked how he expected things to be on the corner of Clark and Addison for Game 3. But Id have to imagine a little bit more than that, especially coming back at 1-1. I think the folks will be jacked up about the win tonight.Its the finest venue there is in professional sports and maybe in all of sports.The Cubs hadnt won in the Series since beating Detroit 8-7 in 1945 to force a decisive Game 7, and after their latest win, hundreds of Chicago fans gathered in the pouring rain in the rows behind their first-base dugout, where they danced and sang. A few waved the familiar white and blue W flags.They hope to do it three more times.The big-swinging Schwarber, who made it back for Chicagos long-awaited Series return after missing six months with an injured left knee, hit an RBI single in the third off Clevelands Trevor Bauer and had another in the Cubs three-run fifth -- highlighted by Ben Zobrists run-scoring triple.In Game 1, Schwarber doubled and walked.No, its not that easy, first off. Baseballs a crazy game, he said.Even the presence of star LeBron James and the NBA champion Cavaliers, sporting their new rings, couldnt stop the Indians from losing for the first time in six home games this postseason.And Cleveland manager Terry Franconas magical touch in October finally fizzled as he dropped to 9-1 in Series games.We gave up nine hits, eight walks, two errors, and we only gave up five runs, Francona said. For us to win, we generally need to play a clean game, and we didnt do that.With rain in the forecast, Major League Baseball moved the first pitch up an hour in hopes of avoiding delays or a postponement.It turned out to be a good call as the game went on without a hitch and ended after more than four hours as light rain was beginning to fall.Arrieta and the Cubs provided the only storm.The bearded 30-year-old coasted through five innings without allowing a hit, and his no-hit bid was the longest in a Series game since Jerry Koosman of the New York Mets tossed six no-hit innings in 1969.For a brief period, Arrieta looked as if he might challenge Larsens gem -- a perfect game -- in 1956 before Indians second baseman Jason Kipnis, a die-hard Cubs fan as a kid, doubled with one out in the sixth .Arrieta has two career no-hitters, in fact, including the only one in the majors this year.I knew I hadnt given up a hit all the way to the sixth, Arietta said. Thats really not the focus in a game like this. Whether they get a hit or not really doesnt affect the way you continue to approach that lineup, especially with a five-run lead.Kipnis was impressed.We didnt get much going, he said. You have to tip your hat to Arietta. He was awesome.Cubs lefty Mike Montgomery replaced Arrieta and worked two scoreless innings before Aroldis Chapman came in and unleashed his 103 mph heat while getting the last four outs in his Series debut.The teams will have an off day before the series resumes with Game 3 at Wrigley, which will host its first Series game since 1945, when tavern owner Billy Sianis was asked to leave with his pet goat, Murphy, and a curse was born.Josh Tomlin will start for the Indians, who will lose the designated hitter in the NL ballpark, against Kyle Hendricks.Schwarber might also wind up on the bench after two days as the DH. Maddon loves the way hes swinging but isnt sure hes ready to play in the outfield.Thats something Im waiting to hear from our guys, from our medical side, because obviously he looks good, he said. He looks good at the plate. Running the bases he looks pretty good so far.And the Cubs finally do, too, as they head home.Unlike his start in Toronto on Oct. 17, when his stitched cut opened up and Bauer was forced to make a bloody departure in the first inning, his finger held up fine.The Cubs, though, put a few nicks in him in 3 2/3 innings.I just wasnt sharp for whatever reason, Bauer said.The drone accident has brought attention to the quirky Bauer, and one Chicago fan tried to rattle the right-hander by sending a smaller version of the remote-controlled, flying object that cut him.Bauer posted a photo of it on Twitter, saying I see the (at)Cubs fans love me! How nice of them to send me a gift!ODDS AND ENDSFranconas nine-game winning streak was the third longest in history, trailing Joe Torre (14) and Joe McCarthy (10). . The Cubs are 7-1 this postseason when scoring first. ... The teams combined for a Series record-tying three wild pitches. ... Indians RHP Danny Salazar made his first postseason appearance since starting the 2013 AL wild-card game. ... This is the 58th time the Series has been tied 1-1. The Game 2 winner has won the title 29 times.SHORT RESTLooking ahead, Francona has already decided hell bring Kluber back on short rest for Game 4. It wasnt much of a decision, really, after the right-hander confounded the Cubs in Game 1, painting the corners for 6 1/3 innings.UP NEXTCubs: Hendricks is coming off his brilliant performance in Game 5 of the NLCS when he pitched two-hit ball for seven innings as the Cubs clinched their first pennant in 71 years. The right-hander led the majors with a 2.13 ERA.Indians: It will be an emotional night for Tomlin, who will pitch on 12 days rest with his ailing father, Jerry, in attendance. The elder Tomlin became stricken with a spinal condition in August, when Tomlin was struggling on the mound. San Diego Padres Gear . Pence singled in the winning run with no outs in the ninth inning to give the Giants a 7-6 victory over the San Diego Padres on Sunday. Padres Jerseys 2020 . Murray beat Sam Querrey 7-6 (5), 6-7 (3), 6-1, 6-3 to clinch Britains opening-round victory against the United States on Sunday at Petco Park. "Im proud of the way Im playing just now, because I had to do a lot of work to get back to where I want to be," Murray said after celebrating with his teammates on the red clay court in a temporary stadium in left field of the downtown home of baseballs San Diego Padres. https://www.cheappadresjerseys.us/ . Ronaldo produced a spectacular individual performance on Tuesday, scoring all three goals and guiding Portugal into the next years World Cup in Brazil with a 3-2 victory in Sweden. The Real Madrid forward has scored 66 goals in 2013, but the last three may be the boost he needs to upstage Messi after FIFA unexpectedly extended the voting period for the Ballon dOr to Nov. Padres Jerseys 2019 . R.J. Umberger scored twice to lead the Blue Jackets to a franchise-record for consecutive wins with a 5-3 victory Tuesday night over the Los Angeles Kings. San Diego Padres Pro Shop . Ferrer, trying to win his fourth title on Mexican soil, will next play South Africas Kevin Anderson, who eliminated American Sam Querrey,7-6 (2), 6-4. Also Wednesday, Gilles Simon (6) of France beat Donald Young of the United States 6-4, 6-3, Ukraines Alexandr Dolgopolov downed Frenchman Jeremy Chardy 6-3, 6-4 and Croatias Ivo Karlovic defeated Dudi Sela of Israel 7-6 (4), 6-2. U.S. Olympic Committee CEO Scott Blackmun says further action is coming in the matter of 12-time swimming medalist Ryan Lochte and his three U.S. teammates, whose story of a robbery overshadowed the Rio de Janeiro Games.Blackmun offered no details on what disciplinary action may be coming, but he made no effort to hide his frustration with the matter.They let down our athletes, Blackmun said. They let down Americans.`And they really let down our hosts in Rio who did such a wonderful job, and we feel very badly about that. I think we ended up in the right place in terms of being able to shine a light on what really happened there.Lochte originally described the Aug. 14 incident as an armed robbery, before the story unraveled.In an interview with NBC that aired Saturday, Lochte backtracked and said he overexaggerated the story.Thats why Im taking full responsibility for it, because I overexaggerated the story, Lochte said. If I had never done that, we wouldnt be in this mess.Police said Lochte, Jimmy Feigen, Jack Conger and Gunnar Bentz?vandalized a bathroom after a night of partying. Armed guards confronted the swimmers and asked them to pay for the damage.Its how you want to make it look like, Lochte told NBCs Matt Lauer. Whether you call it a robbery or whether you call it extortion or us just paying for the damages, we dont know. All we know is that there was a gun pointed in our direction and we were demanded to give money.Lochte said he originally spoke to NBCs Billy Bush the day after the incident while still under the influence of alcohol.Lochte returned to the United States during the week. Feigen followed Friday night, but only after reaching a deal with a judge to make a $10,800 payment. The trip home for Bentz and Conger was a little more eventful.They boarded a plane Wednesday night to leave Rio, but authorities removed the pair from the jet. Police werre not satisfied with their account of the robbery-that-wasnt and wanted more information.dddddddddddd Bentz and Conger talked with authorities Thursday and were whisked through airport security and got on a plane that night. They were greeted back home with yard signs that said Go Jack and Welcome Home.Blackmun said Lochtes story dishonored Brazil in how the storyline took a great deal of attention off the Rio Games themselves.The things that you do are going to be magnified and the mistakes that you make are going to have a light shined on them in a way thats going to make it very difficult for you to overcome, Blackmun said.Lochte said he regretted how the incident had tarnished Rio and the final week of the Olympics. He also gave an interview to Globo, Brazils main broadcaster, on Saturday to apologize for his actions.Brazil doesnt deserve that, Lochte said to Globo. I am sorry that my immaturity caused all this ruckus.Lochte has said he hopes to compete at the Tokyo Games in 2020.USA Swimming and the IOC both could sanction Lochte. IOC member Anita DeFrantz of the U.S. said its possible that Olympic officials could simply decide to let the USOC handle the matter.DeFrantz made no effort to hide her disdain for the incident.They have forever put themselves on the kind of list that you dont want to be remembered for, she told The Associated Press. I wish I could feel sorry for them. Instead I feel that they should have been honest from the beginning. What they did was wrong, but what was even more wrong, it was ridiculous that they didnt stand up and tell the truth. ``Who would have it hurt to tell the truth? No one. And who did it hurt not to tell the truth? It insulted a whole nation.The Associated Press contributed to this report. ' ' '