So what does Arrieta do for an encore?
"It was a record in all of baseball ever, so to say I'm going to have those numbers again is probably not realistic, but they're going to be good, I know that," Arrieta said of picking up from his stunning second half.
The right-hander will get the regular-season started Monday night when the Cubs open against the Angels at 8:05 p.m. CT., the first time in franchise history they will begin against an American League team. The Cubs are hoping to close the season with a win over an AL team as well.