Not even the wind can defeat great pitching, not even at Wrigley Field. Josh Tomlin and three relievers combined to shut out the Chicago Cubs 1-0 as the Cleveland Indians grabbed a 2-1 lead in the World Series with their fifth shutout in 11 postseason games, and their second in the World Series.

The Chicago Cubs evened the World Series at one game apiece with a 5-1 win over the Indians on Wednesday night at Progressive Field.

Will Jake Arrieta overpower the Indians with his heat, or will his second-half struggles haunt a Cubs team taking on Trevor Bauer? Setting up Game 2 of the World Series.

The formula for the Cleveland Indians this postseason has been to grab a lead early and rely on an overpowering bullpen to hold it. That makes the Chicago Cubs' primary task to avoiding playing from behind, and they learned firsthand how important that variable is to the Cleveland equation.

It might as well be a matchup from a movie: the two teams with the longest title droughts in baseball paired in the same World Series.

A look at the best-of-seven World Series between the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians:

Rookie Ryan Merritt gave the Indians the start they needed Wednesday afternoon as they eliminated the Blue Jays to win the AL pennant and reach the World Series with a 3-0 victory in Game 5.

Toronto's offence broke out of a slump, Aaron Sanchez pitched six strong innings and the Blue Jays beat the Cleveland Indians 5-1 to stay alive in the American League Championship Series.

A win sends the Cleveland to the World Series

Game 3 of the ALCS will be remembered as the first playoff game influenced by a drone. Cleveland 4 Toronto 2.

As Cleveland gets set to take on the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series, a Toronto court will hear a legal challenge to bar the team from using its name and logo in Ontario.

Go inside the numbers and match ups that will decide Monday night's game

Francisco Lindor hit an RBI single in the third inning to give Cleveland a one-run lead and the Indians held on to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 in Game 2 of the American League Championship Series.

Can Josh Tomlin continue his recent success and send the Indians to Toronto up 2-0? Will the Blue Jays' offense show up? Setting up Game 2 of the ALCS.

Francisco Lindor launched a two-run homer, and Corey Kluber pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings as Cleveland topped Toronto to take a 1-0 ALCS lead.

Their legendary statuses are linked in Boston lore. Terry Francona is the manager who ended 86 years of cursed baseball. David Ortiz is the iconic slugger who was at the center of that first band of players, who made history in 2004.

Everything you need to know as Red Sox and Indians meet in Game 3

Corey Kluber leads the way for the Indians to take 2-0 lead over Boston

Can the Indians take a 2-0 lead in the best of five?

Francisco Lindor’s homer capped Cleveland’s three-homer rampage in the third inning against 22-game winner Rick Porcello, and the Indians held on for a 5-4 win over the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night in their AL Division Series opener.