CHICAGO -- The domination continues.
That would fit for both the Chicago Cubs over the Pittsburgh Pirates and, more specifically, Cy Young winner Jake Arrieta. Arrieta struck out 11 on Saturday in yet another masterful eight-inning performance, especially after the fourth inning when he gave up two runs. They were the only ones the Pirates would score.
“I call them Hall of Fame pitches,” catcher Miguel Montero said after the Cubs' 8-2 win. “Not much you can do with them, and they’re strikes.”
Montero is referring to some of the six called strike threes Arrieta earned from plate umpire Brian Knight -- all coming after the right-hander's fourth-inning struggles.