Cleveland Indians seek to hold lead against Chicago Cubs in World Series

Coming off a crushing 6-0 defeat at the hands of the Cleveland Indians in the first game of the World Series on Tuesday, the Chicago Cubs are hoping to make up their deficit at Progressive Field in Ohio in Game 2 of the best-of-seven championship.

The Indians have flip-flopped their odds of winning the trophy, now up 55 percent to the Cubs' 45 percent. according to FiveThirtyEight, and will put Trevor Bauer back on the mound in the hopes of keeping their advantage. It will be Bauer's first appearance since a one-inning start against the Toronto Blue Jays in the ALCS, which ended bloodily when stitches on his pinkie finger came loose.

The Cubs will be starting 2015 National League Cy Young winner Jake Arrieta, who is looking to pull out of a slump by capitalizing on his cutter/slider hybrid. First pitch is at 7 p.m. ET — moved up from 8 p.m. due to incoming rain — on Fox, or you can stream the action on Fox Sport Go and MLB.tv.

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