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LAKE FOREST, Ill. Brandon Morrow Cubs Jersey . -- One quarterback to another, Jay Cutler complimented Carson Wentz on Friday for having the wherewithal to start Week 1 as a rookie.Like Wentz, Cutler is a former first-round pick, going No. 11 overall to the Denver Broncos in 2006.Unlike Wentz, however, Cutler had the good fortune of watching from the sidelines until the final five games that year.I mean I had the luxury of being able to sit and watch Jake Plummer, Cutler said. I was on a really veteran team and I was able to sit for most of the season and kind of learn and kind of figure it out and then got thrown in there later on. To play right off the bat coming in, these guys that get drafted -- theyre probably a little bit better prepared than we were 10, 12 years ago. They see more looks. The whole predraft process is so involved now, but you still have to go out there and strap it up and play and its not easy.Former Broncos coach Mike Shanahan exercised some patience with Cutler, but expectations were still high. Denver drafted Cutler to be their quarterback of the future, and the same line of thinking applies to Wentz, who went second overall to Philadelphia out of North Dakota State, where he led the Bison to back-to-back NCAA Division I FCS national championships.From that perspective, Cutler knows exactly what Wentz will encounter on a daily basis.Its difficult, Cutler said. I think hes in a good spot. I think [Eagles coach] Doug [Pederson] understands that position really well and you cant lean on that guy that much early on. It has to be a team sport. You have to put him in position to be successful and you have to hope that your offense is going to grow together for two or three years, because changing coaches, changing offensive coordinators is hard on a young quarterback.Wentz looked sharp in the Eagles season opener against the Browns, completing 22 of 37 pass attempts for 278 yards and two touchdowns. But one game does not make a season.The Eagles (1-0) face a stiffer challenge against the Bears (0-1) at Soldier Field on Monday Night Football.And as Cutler can also attest, there are several variables a quarterback must adjust to when making the leap from college to the NFL.I think everyone talks about the speed, Cutler said. Playing [at Vanderbilt] in the SEC, I think that prepared me a little bit better for the speed of the game. Because the guys on your side in college are faster as well. I think its just the intensity of the game plan, how much is involved there, the checks, the defense, the way its disguised. 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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, iin fact, including the only one in the majors this year. Brad Brach Cubs Jersey. 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. ' ' ' playoff team, and I think the players believe that, but youve gotta do it. ' ' '