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 (5-0) gave up 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 52 2/3 innings, four outs shy of the big league record.
At 16-5, Chicago is off to its best 21-game start since 1907.
Ben Zobrist hit a two-run single in the first off Taylor Jungmann (0-4), who gave up five runs, six hits and three walks in 3 2/3 innings.
PHILLIES 3, NATIONALS 0
WASHINGTON (AP) — Cameron Rupp hit a tiebreaking, two-run double off Jonathan Papelbon in a three-run ninth, and Philadelphia completed a three-game sweep.
Aaron Nola, Dalier Hinojosa, Elvis Araujo (1-0) and Jeanmar Gomez combined on a four-hitter and extended Washington's scoreless streak to 22 innings.
Odubel Herrera singled off Felipe Rivero (0-1) opening the ninth and took third on Freddy Galvis' double.
Maikel Franco was walked intentionally, and Papelbon came in to strike out pinch-hitter Darin Ruf. Rupp hit a drive that landed over a backpedaling Bryce Harper at the warning track in right, and David Lough followed with a run-scoring single.
Gomez got a save for the third straight day, his seventh overall.
TIGERS 7, ATHLETICS 3
DETROIT (AP) — Anthony Gose doubled and homered, and Anibal Sanchez (3-2) allowed two runs and three hits in 5 2/3 innings. Sanchez struck out nine, but walked seven — one shy of his big league high.
Chris Bassitt (0-2) gave up seven runs, 10 hits and three walks in 3 2/3 innings as Oakland lost for the fifth time in six games.
Francisco Rodriguez got one out for his fifth save.
ORIOLES 10, WHITE SOX 2
BALTIMORE (AP) — Manny Machado had a grand slam and a career-high five RBIs, helping Baltimore stop Chicago's six-game winning streak.
Chris Davis and Mark Trumbo hit consecutive third-inning homers for the Orioles, 8-1 at Camden Yards.
Machado stopped an 0-for-17 slide with an RBI double in a four-run third against John Danks (0-4) and homered in the sixth off Jake Petricka.
Mychal Givens (2-0) pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Danks gave up six runs and nine hits in six-plus innings. He has lost seven straight starts.
BRAVES 5, RED SOX 3
BOSTON (AP) — Nick Markakis had three singles, a double and three RBIs, helping Atlanta Braves end an eight-game losing streak.
Mallex Smith doubled twice and had an RBI single for the Braves, a big league-worst 5-17.
Jhoulys Chachin (1-1) gave up two runs and six hits in five-plus innings to win for the first time since signing with the Braves as a free agent.
Clay Buchholz (0-3) allowed five runs, eight hits and four walks in 6 1/3 innings.
DIAMONDBACKS 3, CARDINALS 0
PHOENIX (AP) — Rubby De La Rosa struck out a career-high 10 and pitched two-hit ball through seven innings and Chris Herrmann and Brandon Drury homered for Arizona.
The Diamondbacks forced a split in the four-game series. De La Rosa (3-3) had been shaky this year and was demoted to the bullpen for a time but turned in his second straight strong start.
Herrmann's two-run home run — after Drury's blooper dropped in for a double — gave the Diamondbacks a 2-0 lead in the second. Drury lined a 2-1 pitch from Michael Wacha (2-1) into the seats in left for a solo shot in the fourth.
It was Drury's second home run in two days.
Wacha (2-1) lasted seven innings. He struck out nine with two walks and allowed three runs and five hits.
MARLINS 5, DODGERS 3
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dee Gordon and Martin Prado drove in the tying and go-ahead runs with consecutive two-out singles in the seventh inning, and Miami got home runs from Giancarlo Stanton and J.T. Realmuto to complete a four-game sweep.
Jose Fernandez (2-2) allowed two runs and five hits in six innings, striking out eight and walking three.
Kenta Maeda (3-1) was charged with four runs and seven hits over 6 2-3 innings in his fifth big league start, after allowing just one run in 25 2-3 innings.
The Dodgers held a 2-1 lead into the seventh before Gordon chased Maeda with his RBI single. Prado then greeted Pedro Baez with a first-pitch single, and the right-hander balked home Gordon with the Marlins' fourth run.
Stanton added his 18th homer in the eighth against Baez, and A.J. Ramos got three outs for his sixth save.