It was a quiet day in St. Louis for a Cubs team looking to salvage their weekend series in St. Louis. Instead they lost 5-0, falling back under .500 with an 18-19 record and their third consecutive series loss.
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7: The number of pitches (all strikes) Jake Arrieta threw in the first inning. That number helped contribute to Arrieta’s low pitch count on the day, even though the subsequent innings weren’t as kind to his final line.
1: Number of hits Matt Carpenter had against his former college teammate Jake Arrieta in his career coming into Sunday’s game, in 36 plate appearances.