CHICAGO — Jake Arrieta may be finding the form that resulted in 40 victories and a Cy Young Award between 2015-16.
The Chicago Cubs right-hander seeks his fifth win in seven recent stars in Saturday’s middle game of a three-game set with Pittsburgh. He’ll go against Pirates right-hander Ivan Nova (8-6, 3.24 ERA).
Arrieta, now 8-6 with a 4.33 ERA, is coming off his best start of the season. He pitched seven innings and allowed just one hit and no runs against the Cincinnati Reds last Sunday in a 6-2 Cubs victory.
“Jake was outstanding,” Cubs manager Joe Maddon said afterward.