Tag Archives: Jake Arrieta

After getting shut out for the second game in a row, the Chicago Cubs’ clubhouse was a lot calmer than you might expect. After Chris Coghlan lined a pitch for the final out of the game, the Cubs quietly shuffled back inside their clubhouse. But even with the weight of …

After a big league high of 103 wins in the regular season, the Chicago Cubs have dug themselves into a little hole heading into Game 4 of the National League Championship Series. The Los Angeles Dodgers challenged the Cubs in all facets of the ball game and the Cubs just …

The San Francisco Giants snatched a win Monday night to extend their season after a five-hour game to taper the Chicago Cubs’ lead in the NLDS. Giant’s Joe Panik hit a long double to deep right off Mike Montgomery in the 13th inning to send Brandon Crawford, who was stuck at second base, home.  The …

The 2016 MLB All-Star rosters were announced Tuesday night with the Chicago Cubs making history. The young organization became just the second team in MLB history to have its entire infield start in an All-Star game. Anthony Rizzo (1B), Ben Zobrist (2B), Addison Russell (SS), and Kris Bryant (3B) join …

Dominance can be shown in many forms on the baseball diamond. For Chicago Cubs’ ace Jake Arrieta, he prefers to show it on the mound with zero after zero put up on the scoreboard. For the second time in his last 11 regular season starts, Arrieta has thrown a no-hitter. …

The Cubs will try to do something later today that they’ve never done in their 99 year history at Wrigley Field. Since the Weeghman Park days starting in 1916, the Chicago Cubs have never won a playoff series at Wrigley Field. Last night, the Cubs won their first playoff game …

The National League Divisional Series match ups continue Monday when the Chicago Cubs face the St.Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets host the Los Angeles Dodgers.   Both series are tied at one game each. The New York Mets will host their first ever playoff game at Citi Field. The …

The Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 in the National League Wild Card game on Wednesday. Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta shined as he struck out 11 and gave up just four hits in throwing the shutout. But in the process of this performance, Arrieta hit two Pirates, Francisco Cervelli and …

The Chicago Cubs travel to Pittsburgh to take on the Pirates Wednesday night for the NL Wild Card game. Cubs manager Joe Maddon has led his team to the postseason in his first year as manager and the team makes its first postseason appearance since 2008. On the other hand, the …