CHICAGO • When last the Chicago Cubs’ impervious ace Jake Arrieta allowed as many as four runs in a start, the Cardinals did have a player present and participating in the unusual event.
Of course, it was mid-June.
And Brandon Moss was with Cleveland at the time.
Moss walked and put a fly ball to the wall against Arrieta, who was generous enough to offer five other walks in his June 16 game and human enough to allow four runs, three on a home run. He has been peerless since, with a 0.86 ERA in his next 20 starts and a 16-1 record.