A fan, top right, who ran onto the field celebrates with Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Jake Arrieta (49) and his teammates after Arrieta throw a no-hitter against the Cincinnati Reds in a baseball game, Thursday, April 21, 2016, in Cincinnati.
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After battering Cincinnati pitchers for most of the young season, the Chicago Cubs finally felt the brunt of the Reds’ frustration.
The Dodgers know full well how the Reds feel after being victimized by a Jake Arrieta no-hitter on Thursday. Arrieta is now the 37th pitcher in major league history to throw two or more no-hitters; the last to join that club was Max Scherzer, who threw two last season. He is 4-0 this season and has a 0.53 ERA in 16 starts dating back to August 1, according to the Chicago Tribune.
Anthony Rizzo homered for the third consecutive game Friday night, and Jon Lester pitched seven strong innings as the visiting Chicago Cubs routed the Cincinnati Reds 8-1. He is among several pitchers in the past decade to pitch two no-hitters, along with Max Scherzer, Justin Verlander, Tim Lincecum and Homer Bailey. It’s the second time that he’s thrown a no-hitter in his career.
LHP Jon Lester wrestled with his command in the fifth and sixth innings Friday, but struck out Adam Duvall on his 100th pitch of the evening to end the seventh.
“You (think) you’re going to figure it out, and it’s going to go away and you’ll do whatever you can in a covert fashion to get yourself in a position to be able to pitch without making it a big deal”, Reds manager Bryan Price told MLB’s official website. Baez’s first homer of the season came during a four-run eruption in the ninth off J.J. Hoover to put the score out of reach. So now it’s starting to happen for me.
Ross wanted a picture with Arrieta, who just finished answering questions about a no-hitter in an opposing team’s facility for the second time in 10 regular-season starts. He allowed one run on five hits in seven innings.
Arrieta is so good that his latest no-hitter didn’t meet his usual standard for the first six innings. He had three walks, but had allowed just two over his first three starts combined, He threw 85 pitches after six full innings. The same day he was called up from the minors, the right-hander spun three innings of scoreless baseball in relief of Moscot, allowing just a single and a walk. The last time the Reds were no-hit in the regular season was when Philadelphia’s Rick Wise did the trick on June 23, 1971, at Riverfront Stadium.
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“I’ve never been part of a staff that has 1,000 innings before”, he said. “When you can take a four-run lead to six or a three-run to four or five, it really makes a difference”.
