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Cubs Win Game 2 Of World Series; Series Heads To Wrigley For Game 3 Friday

By Ariel Cheung | October 26, 2016 5:55pm | Updated on October 26, 2016 10:18pm

WRIGLEYVILLE — The Cubs' first World Series victory in 71 years was a dominant one as they rolled to a 5-1 win in Game 2 on Wednesday night in Cleveland.

The Cubs, who dropped the series opener 6-0 on Tuesday, tied the best-of-seven series at a game apiece heading into Friday's Game 3 at Wrigley Field.

As Cubs ace Jake Arrieta's no-hit bid came to an end in the sixth inning, Aaron Campbell cursed his neighbor for jinxing it with an offhand comment moments earlier at a Wrigleyville bar.

But Campbell, 34, couldn't be swayed from his strong impression of Arrieta's work Wednesday.

"He's fire," Campbell said. "The Indians can't seem to get a beat on him, and you can tell from their faces they just don't want to be here anymore."

 Cubs fans in Wrigleyville celebrate during Game 2 of the World Series.
Cubs fans in Wrigleyville celebrate during Game 2 of the World Series.
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The World Series arrives at Wrigley Field for the first time since 1945 in Friday's Game 3. Games 4 and 5 are Saturday and Sunday at Wrigley. Games 6 and 7, if necessary, would both be in Cleveland, on Tuesday and Wednesday next week.

The last Cubs victory in the World Series came in Game 6 of the 1945 Fall Classic. They lost that series in seven games.

Their last world championship came in 1908.

Tuesday’s loss did little to raise concerns for Mike Gauthier, a 38-year-old lawyer who watched Wednesday’s game at Murphy’s Bleachers.

“We lost the first game in the past two [playoff] series,” Gauthier said with a shrug. “And then we went on a roll from there.”

A season ticket holder, Gauthier said he spent about $5,000 on postseason tickets — including all three World Series games at Wrigley Field this weekend. Over the past four years that Gauthier has had season tickets, he said he’s been amazed by the team’s transformation.

“You always hope as a Cubs fan that you’re finally going to get there, but it never pans out,” he said.

Already, police and city officials are preparing for massive crowds in Wrigleyville this weekend. While far fewer fans turned out for the away games this week, clusters of officers were stationed around the neighborhood.

Game 2 began at 6:08 p.m., one hour earlier than originally scheduled as the league tried to dodge the rainstorms that hit Chicago in the morning and continued throughout the day as the clouds traveled east.

Once they begin, World Series games cannot be shortened due to rain delays.

The remaining World Series games are set to begin at 7:08 p.m., save for additional inclement weather.

Wednesday's game will be the last before police are expecting crowds surpassing the 300,000 people who came to Wrigleyville to watch the Cubs win their first National League title in 71 years.

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