CHICAGO (AP) — Jake Arrieta’s bid for a second straight no-hitter ended after five pitches and the Cubs ace went on to win his 16th straight decision, leading Chicago over the Milwaukee Brewers 7-2 Thursday.
Arrieta allowed one run, three hits and four walks in five innings, the first run he allowed at Wrigley Field since July 25. Alex Presley’s fifth-inning RBI double ended Arrieta’s home scoreless streak at fifty two and two thirds innings, four outs shy of Ray Herbert’s major league record set with the Chicago White Sox from 1962 to 1963.
Arrieta’s streak of consecutive winning decisions is the longest since Jose Contreras of the White Sox won 17 in a row from August 2005 to July 2006, according to STATS. Chicago has won in Arrieta’s last 18 starts, a team record.
