Jake Arrieta picked up right where he left off, and the Chicago Cubs bested the St. Louis Cardinals 2-0 on Wednesday afternoon in Chicago.
Arrieta (1-0), despite a lackluster offensive performance from his Chicago teammates, allowed three hits in seven innings of work. He was efficient, averaging just less than 15 pitches per inning, and accurate, throwing 65 of his 104 pitches for strikes.
Arrieta walked three batters, struck out seven and was replaced with the game’s final score already in place.
After the Cubs’ Anthony Rizzo was hit by a pitch to start the seventh inning, he advanced to second base ...
