Chicago Cubs ace Jake Arrieta threw baseball's first no-hitter of the year, dominating the Cincinnati Reds in a 16-0 win Thursday night.
Arrieta struck out six, walked four and threw 119 pitches in his second career no-hitter. The reigning National League Cy Young award winner improved to 4-0 on the season and lowered his ERA to 0.87. In his previous start last Saturday, Arrieta limited the Colorado Rockies to five hits in eight shutout innings.
"I was able to keep them off balance," Arrieta said on the CSN Chicago broadcast afterwards. "Later in the game, pound the strike zone with good movement, keep the ball down.
"Pitching to contact was the goal today and I did a pretty good job of that."
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Cubs ace Jake Arrieta dominates Reds for no-hitter
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