Arrieta proved his manager right, finishing what he started to notch his Major League-leading 20th win in his fourth complete game of the season, setting a franchise record with his 18th straight quality start. He's the Cubs' first 20-game winner since Jon Lieber went 20-6 in 2001.
What does 20 wins mean to Maddon?
"You talk about a 20-game winner," Maddon said. "The things that Jake's done, you saw today, the total domination of the game, which [never] even permits the other team to come back on us when we're not scoring a lot of runs. It's just incredible what he's done in the second half.