CHICAGO -- If a walk is as good as a hit then the Chicago Cubs are hitting a ton this month. In reality, their batting average is in the middle of the pack but after their third game of April in which they collected 10 walks, they're doing just fine at ...
Jake Arrieta's scoreless streak at Wrigley Field ended Thursday at 522/3 innings, but the Cubs scored five times in the first three innings and coasted to a 7-2 victory over the Brewers. Arrieta's streak ended with two out in the fifth inning on a ...
CHICAGO -- Cubs president Theo Epstein came to the defense of Cy Young winner Jake Arrieta on Thursday regarding "accusations" of potential performance-enhancing drug use. "I saw the clip of essentially an accusation on the ESPN morning show [First ...
Chicago Cubs ace Jake Arrieta gave up an earned run in the fifth inning of his start against the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday, which ended his scoreless streak inside the friendly confines of Wrigley Field at 52.2 innings. The Cubs passed along word ...
Jake Arrieta allowed a single to Jonathan Villar, the first batter he faced Thursday after his no-hitter April 21. Arrieta ended up walking the bases loaded in the first inning but got out of the situation without allowing a run. The Cubs right-hander ...
Arrieta started a week after his 119-pitch no-hitter at Cincinnati thanks to an off day in the Cubs' schedule and Wednesday night's rainout. It was his second no-hitter in 11 regular-season starts amid a stretch in which he was 20-1 with an 0.86 ERA in ...