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CLEVELAND -- Stephen Strasburgs losing streak was short lived.Washingtons ace easily shut down Cleveland for seven innings and bounced back from his only loss this season, leading the Nationals to a 4-1 win over the Indians on Wednesday.Strasburg (14-1) began the season with 13 straight wins before he was beaten by the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 21. The powerful right-hander made the most of his next outing by shaking off the one blemish on his resume this season and holding the Indians to three hits as the Nationals recovered after blowing a two-run lead in the ninth and losing on Tuesday night.This is what you want your big boys to do, Nationals manager Dusty Baker said of Strasburg, now 20-3 since Aug. 8.Washington rookie Trea Turner drove in three runs and Daniel Murphy hit his 20th homer off Carlos Carrasco (7-4), who nearly matched Strasburg but was done in by one bad inning.Nationals reliever Blake Treinen stopped Clevelands threat in the ninth, getting a game-ending double play for his first major league save.Strasburg had little trouble handling the AL Central-leading Indians, who came in with the majors best record since June 1 but couldnt generate enough offense against the Nationals $175 million man. He was in control from the outset and made Washingtons 2-0 lead over the first five innings feel like the score was 10-0.Strasburg walked one and struck out seven.He has a lot of weapons, Indians manager Terry Francona said. He can throw the ball by you, a fastball on both sides of the plate. He has a slider, change. Hes got everything and his fastball has a ton of ride or finish, however you want to put it. His delivery. Its impressive.After Tuesdays rough loss, the Nationals needed a spark. Strasburg gave them one.A lot of times you respond to the guy whos pitching on the mound, Baker said. The game starts and stops with him having the ball in his hand.Strasburg understands whats expected of him whenever he takes the mound.I try to do that every time if were winning or if were losing, he said. All I can do is what I can on the day I pitch. Its a long season so Im going to keep grinding.The Indians failed to turn a double play in the second and it cost Carrasco, who didnt help himself with three walks in the inning.After he walked the first two batters, Carrasco got Ryan Zimmerman to hit a hard grounder to shortstop Francisco Lindor, whose throw to second was dropped by Jason Kipnis on the transfer. With two outs, Ben Revere battled Carrasco for 13 pitches before walking and Turner made the right-hander pay for his inability to throw strikes by lining a two-run single to left.Strasburg took it from there.He was never in real trouble and on the two occasions the Indians got a runner to third, Strasburg got the out he needed.Jose Ramirez, who had two hits and reached base all three times up against Strasburg, was on third in the second when Strasburg struck out Rajai Davis to end the inning, blowing him away with a 97 mph fastball.Ramirez got to third again with two outs in the fourth after third baseman Anthony Rendons throwing error. This time, Strasburg retired Davis on a slow roller to third.Murphy, the NLs leading hitter, extended his hitting streak to 13 games with his towering shot off Carrasco to make it 3-0. Turners broken-bat RBI single in the seventh put the Nationals up by four.STREAKINGJayson Werths leadoff walk in the second extended his streak of reaching base to 30 games -- a career-high and the longest current run in the majors. ... Bryce Harper went 0 for 4 and is hitless in his last 17 at-bats. Hes batting only .177 (14 of 79) in July.TRAINERS ROOMNationals: Bothered by vertigo-like symptoms for the past week, infielder Stephen Drew was placed on the 15-day disabled list. Drew has played just once in the past seven games because of an undiagnosed illness, and the team sent him back to Washington for further tests. Drew has been a valuable pinch hitter this season, connecting for three homers off the bench.UP NEXTIndians: Several current and former players, along with Francona, will golf in a charity outing before starting a three-game series on Friday against the Oakland Athletics. 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Fans exposed to the rain stood at Progressive Field, where a sellout crowd of 38,172 was on hand.Under baseballs rules, postseason games cannot be rain-shortened and must be played to the end at the same ballpark where they started, even if weather causes a suspension and play must be completed at a later date.---10:30 p.m.Heading into the eighth inning, the Chicago Cubs still lead the Cleveland Indians 5-1 in Game 2.Throwing a heavy dose of curveballs, Cubs lefty reliever Mike Montgomery struck out three right-handed batters in the seventh. He fanned the first two, then gave up a single and a walk before whiffing Carlos Santana to end the inning.---9:55 p.m.The Cleveland Indians have finally broken through for a hit against Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta in Game 2.Jason Kipnis, who grew up a huge Cubs fan outside Chicago, laced a clean line drive up the middle and hustled to second for a double with one out in the sixth inning, the Indians first hit of the night.Kipnis moved to third on a groundout and scored on a wild pitch. Mike Napoli followed with a sharp single to left field.That was it for Arrieta as the Cubs went to the bullpen, bringing in left-hander Mike Montgomery. Arrieta struck out six and walked three in 5 2/3 innings. He threw 98 pitches.Montgomery retired Jose Ramirez to end the inning and keep the Cubs in front 5-1 as they tried to even the Series at one game apiece.---9:35 p.m.Chicago Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta hasnt allowed a hit to the Cleveland Indians through five innings in Game 2.Arrieta has walked three, but the closest a Cleveland batter has come to a hit are a pair of fly balls to the warning track.Arrieta, who tossed a no-hitter in each of the past two seasons, has struck out six and thrown 79 pitches.The only no-hitter in World Series history was Don Larsens perfect game for the New York Yankees in 1956 against the Brooklyn Dodgers in Game 5.Arrietas teammates have given him plenty of breathing room by staking him to a 5-0 lead.---9:15 p.m.The Chicago Cubs have opened a 5-0 lead over the Cleveland Indians in the fifth inning of Game 2.Anthony Rizzo drew a 10-pitch walk from Zack McAllister and scored when Ben Zobrist followed with a one-out triple into the right-field corner.Indians right fielder Lonnie Chisenhall slipped while chasing the ball, allowing Rizzo to score pretty easily. It was Zobrists fifth hit in seven Series at-bats.Kyle Schwarber singled off Bryan Shaw through a drawn-in infield for his second RBI single of the game. After an error by second baseman Jason Kipnis, the Cubs added another run when Shaw walked Addison Russell with the bases loaded.With the Cubs looking to even the Series at a game apiece, starter Jake Arrieta has not allowed a hit through four innings.---8:35 p.m.Who says Cleveland pitcher Trevor Bauer doesnt have a sense of humor?Bauer tweeted a picture before Game 2 that featured a small drone sent to him by a Chicago Cubs fan.Bauer infamously cut the pinkie on his right (pitching) hand while tinkering with a drone before the AL Championship Series. The Indians pushed back his start to Game 3 in Toronto, but Bauer was removed in the first inning when his stitched-up finger started dripping blood.His pinkie appeared to be in much better shape Wednesday night. And while Bauer has grown tired of talking about the mishap, he seems to be OK with some good-natured ribbing from fans.The drone came with a note that read, Hi Trevor, Go Cubs Go.Bauers finger made it through three innings without bleeding, but the Cubs took a 2-0 lead as they tried to even the Series at a game apiece.The right-hander was lifted with two outs in the fourth. He threw 87 pitches and gave up six hits.---8:15 p.m.The Chicago Cubs have extended their lead to 2-0 over the Cleveland Indians in Game 2 on Kyle Schwarbers RBI single in the third inning.Anthony Rizzo walked with two outs and went to second on Ben Zobrists single before Schwarber singled on a 3-0 pitch from Indians starter Trevor Bauer.---7:30 p.m.The Chicago Cubs have scored their first World Series run in 71 years.Anthony Rizzo doubled home Kris Bryant with one out in the first inning to give the Cubs a 1-0 lead over Cleveland and starting pitcher Trevor Bauer in Game 2 on Wednesday night. Its the first run the Cubs have scored in the Fall Classic since the eighth inning of a 9-3 loss to the Detroit Tigers in Game 7 of the 1945 World Series.After getting beat 6-0 in Game 1, the Cubs wasted little time getting to Bauer. The right-hander needed 29 pitches to get through the first inning, though the right pinkie he hurt while working on a drone this month wasnt bleeding. Bauer had to leave his previous start during the AL playoffs in the first inning because the wound opened.---7:15 p.m.Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred plans to meet with Indians owner Paul Dolan following the World Series to discuss the teams continued use of the controversial Chief Wahoo logo.The smiling, red-faced symbol has stirred strong opinions for years. Manfred said he understands that particular logo is offensive to some people, and all of us at Major League Baseball understand why.Manfred also appreciates the segment of fans who are attached to Chief Wahoo, which still appears on some of the Indians caps and sleeves of game jerseys.The Indians dropped Chief Wahoo as their primary logo three years ago, replacing it with a block C, but that isnt enough for some groups who want it abolished completely.Manfred said he and Dolan agreed to put off discussion until after the Series.---6:55 p.m.Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred anticipates the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians have about four hours to get in Game 2 of the World Series.The forecast for tonight is that we should have a very playable window, he said. The additional hour, as a result of moving up the game time, should be helpful. It looks like rain that could be problematic will be 11 oclockish, OK, to give us obviously a long window between 7:08 and then. Were hopeful that we can get the whole game in. Obviously, we do everything we can to avoid an interrupted game, but were hopeful well be able to play this one without interruption.Manfred said Fox executives cooperated in the decision to move up the game, originally scheduled for 8:08 p.m.Once we knew we had that flexibility from our broadcast partner, we spoke to both teams, he said. We talked to both clubs. Everybody thought given what the forecast looked like then, and in fact, still looks like tonight, that it was best to go with 7:08. We thought it was important that the clubs both know when they left the ballpark last night what time wed be going today. We also thought it was important for fans that were in the ballpark that we could notify them of the game change while they were still in the stadium, and for our teelevision audience that we could announce a change in the time of the game during last nights broadcast.dddddddddddd---6:15 p.m.In presenting a Hank Aaron Award to David Ortiz, Hammerin Hank remembered the last time he saw the retiring Boston slugger, during a vacation in the Bahamas.Hey, can you please sign this ball for my grandson? Ortiz recalled the Hall of Famer asking him.I always have people come and ask me for autographs, and some of the people I just -- `OK, yeah, thats fine, Ortiz said. But while Im signing it, Im looking at him and Im like, `Why dont you sign one for me?Ortiz was dressed snazilly in a dark suit, dark shirt, dark tie, dark overcoat and mirror-blue sunglasses.---5:55 p.m.The Chicago Cubs are a boon for baseballs television ratings, drawing the highest rating on Fox for a World Series opener since 2009.Clevelands 6-0 win over the Cubs on Tuesday night drew an 11.9 rating and a 19 share on Fox, averaging 19.4 million viewers. The audience was up 30 percent from the 14.9 million average for last years opener, Kansas Citys 14-inning win over the New York Mets, and the most since Philadelphias victory over the New York Yankees in 2009 averaged 19.5 million.Fox said Wednesday that including Spanish-language coverage on Fox Deportes and digital viewers on Fox Sports Go, this years opener was seen by 19.79 million, the most for a Game 1 since 23.2 million tuned in to see Boston beat St. Louis in 2004.The rating is the percentage of television homes tuned to a telecast, and the share in the percentage watching among those households with TVs on at the time.---4:55 p.m.Major League Baseball is hoping it can play Game 2 of the World Series on Wednesday night despite the rain in the Cleveland forecast.MLB senior vice president Peter Woodfork says baseball officials are prepared to have the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians play through light rain.If its light and ... we dont think its going to get any heavier, I think wed be apt to play in that, he said about 2 1/2 hours before the scheduled 7:08 p.m. start. The fields in good condition. The tarps been on. The outfield can take a lot of water.Woodfork says Commissioner Rob Manfred will examine the situation at about 6:15 p.m., in time to notify teams whether to have their starting pitchers start to warm up.---4:40 p.m.ESPN baseball analyst Jessica Mendoza is looking forward to the Game 2 pitching matchup between Clevelands Trevor Bauer and Chicagos Jake Arrieta.She calls Bauer a wild card after lasting one inning in his last outing because of a bloody finger, which he had sliced while fixing a drone.Arrieta went 18-8 with a 3.10 ERA during the regular season but struggled to a 5.01 ERA in his final four starts. Mendoza expects the 2015 Cy Young Award winner to have better command of his fastball, which she says will set up the slider-cutter pitch that breaks on that same path where hitters cant tell the difference.Mendoza is in Cleveland giving World Series updates for Baseball Tonight. She wrapped up her first full season announcing for Sunday Night Baseball.Last fall, Mendoza became the first woman to call a nationally televised postseason game.---4:05 p.m.The Chicago Cubs are going to see a whole lot of Cleveland ace Corey Kluber.Indians manager Terry Francona says Kluber is all set to start Game 4 at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Saturday on three days rest.Kluber tossed six shutout innings in Clevelands 6-0 victory in Game 1 on Tuesday night. Francona removed Kluber after 88 pitches, and the bullpen kept the Cubs in check the rest of the way.Kluber is 3-1 in the postseason and lowered his ERA to a sparkling 0.74 while scattering four hits and striking out nine without issuing a walk.Starting Kluber in Game 4 opens the possibility of Kluber getting the nod on short rest again if the Series goes the full seven games.The Cubs already have said John Lackey will start Game 4.---3:45 p.m.If you know the whereabouts of the Cubs offense, please contact the Cleveland Police Department.After the hometown Indians blanked the Chicago Cubs 6-0 in the World Series opener Tuesday night, Cleveland police hit the Cubs and their fans hard with this tweet : Missing persons report filed for (at)Cubs offense. (hash)RallyTogether (hash)gooseegg (hash)GoTribe (at)Indians.Chicagos men in blue countered with this post : Shake it off! Tomorrow is game 2! (at)Cubs CPD supports you! (hash)FlyTheW.---3:30 p.m.Indians manager Terry Francona more than tweaked his lineup for Game 2 of the World Series.Switch-hitting designated hitter Carlos Santana, who batted fifth in the opener, will lead off against Cubs right-hander Jake Arrieta. Also, Tyler Naquin will replace Rajai Davis in center field and Coco Crisp will play in left instead of Brandon Guyer.Francona likes Santana at the top of the order because of his patience at the plate. He walked 99 times during the regular season. Santana also hit 34 home runs and has set the tone with several homers to open games.---2:40 p.m.Cubs manager Joe Maddon made a pair of lineup changes for Game 2. Jorge Soler replaced Chris Coghlan in right field, and Willson Contreras was the catcher instead of David Ross.Jason Heyward, the right fielder with the $184 million, eight-year contract, remains on the bench. He is 2 for 28 in the postseason.Center fielder Dexter Fowler will lead off, followed by third baseman Kris Bryant, first baseman Anthony Rizzo, left fielder Ben Zobrist, designated hitter Kyle Schwarber, second baseman Javier Baez, Contreras, Soler and shortstop Addison Russell. Jake Arrieta was scheduled to pitch.---2:25 p.m.The tarp is covering the infield at Progressive Field, five hours before the scheduled 7:08 p.m. start of Game 2 between the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians.A light drizzle began around noon Wednesday, and the chance of rain was 40-50 percent for each hour through 8 p.m.Cleveland won Tuesday nights opener 6-0.---12:30 p.m.Even if one team has a big late-inning lead, there could be a daylong wait to finish Game 2 of the World Series if it rains at Progressive Field.While regular-season games can be shortened because of bad weather as long as the losing team has completed at least five innings, a rules change approved in 2009 mandates that all postseason games and regular-season tiebreakers must be played to conclusion at the ballpark where they began.Thursday is a scheduled off day before the Series resumes Friday at Chicagos Wrigley Field, which last hosted the Series in 1945.---12:10 p.m.The Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians are hoping to beat the rain forecast for Wednesday night and get in Game 2 of the World Series.It was overcast and dry at noon following the Indians 6-0 victory in the opener Tuesday night, but wet weather was forecast for the evening.Major League Baseball moved up the start of the game by an hour to 7:08 p.m., when Accuweather forecast a 48-degree temperature, a little rain and winds of 10-20 mph. Accuweather said that if rain tracks to the north, there will be a spot shower or two during the game, but if rain remains over the area, it could be steady and cause delays.Meteorologist Ryan Adamson says in a statement: Game 2 of the World Series looks rather dry to start, but possibly wet to finish, depending on how long the game goes. ' ' '