Brewers leadoff man Jonathan Villar spoiled any no-no drama by hitting a 2-2 slider from Arrieta to left field for a broken bat single to lead off the game. Vander Meer is the only Major League pitcher to throw back-to-back no-hitters, doing so in June 1938. Arrieta (5-0, 1.00 ERA) shut down the Reds on April 21 in his second career no-no, and was pitching on extra rest because of an off-day and a rainout.
Villar scored on Alex Presley's double in the fifth to end Arrieta's home shutout streak at 52 2/3 innings, second longest ever in the regular season in the Major Leagues. The White Sox Ray Herbert threw 54 straight scoreless innings at Comiskey Park, spanning 1962-63.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
First things first: The Brewers loaded the bases against Arrieta in the first, but the right-hander escaped without giving up a run. Milwaukee starter Taylor Jungmann wasn't as fortunate in the home half. Dexter Fowler singled, and one out later, Jungmann hit Kris Bryant with a pitch before walking Rizzo to load the bases and set up Zobrist's two-run single. Zobrist had fouled a ball toward the Cubs' dugout that Aaron Hill chased but couldn't secure.
Zobrist's two-run single
MIL@CHC: Zobrist opens scoring with a two-run single
Ben Zobrist finds a hole and hits a two-run single to right field to open scoring for the Cubs in the bottom of the 1st inning
Villar stars: Villar reached base three times against Arrieta with two singles and a walk. Villar was in the leadoff spot for the second time this season and set the tone well, stealing second after both of his base hits and scoring the Brewers' lone run while tallying three thefts.
Villar's three stolen bases
MIL@CHC: Villar swipes three bags at Wrigley
Jonathan Villar steals second and third in the 1st and swipes second in the 5th to tally three stolen bases vs. the Cubs
Backstop: With Miguel Montero going on the disabled list with lower back stiffness, Ross will be a little busier than the normal backup catcher. Ross' hitting has justified it. He launched his second homer of the season and No. 98 of his career leading off the second, sending a 3-2 pitch from Jungmann onto Waveland Avenue behind the left-field bleachers. This is Ross' last season, and his goal is to reach 100 homers before he retires.
Ross' solo home run
MIL@CHC: Ross belts a solo home run to left
David Ross connects and hammers a solo shot to left field to extend the Cubs' lead to 3-0 in the bottom of the 2nd inning
Damage control: Jungmann walked Jason Heyward and Rizzo and hit Bryant to load the bases before he left the game in the fourth inning. Jungmann finished with five earned runs and six hits surrendered in his 3 2/3 frames. He is 0-4 with a 9.15 season ERA -- and his numbers could have been worse if not for Chris Capuano getting Zobrist to fly out and strand the bases loaded. Jungmann walked three, and the Brewers' staff combined for a season-high 11 walks.
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Rizzo notched his 23rd RBI when he hit a run-scoring double in the third. It's the most RBIs by a Cubs player in April since Derrek Lee drove in 23 in 2008. Rizzo also has eight home runs this month; only Alfonso Soriano has hit more, with 10 in April 2011.
Rizzo's RBI double
MIL@CHC: Rizzo plates Bryant with a double to right
Anthony Rizzo hits an RBI double down the right-field line and scores Kris Bryant from first base to extend the Cubs' lead to 4-0
Arrieta was pulled after five innings and his streak of consecutive quality starts ended at 24. That's the second-longest stretch since Bob Gibson established the MLB record when he threw 26 straight quality starts from September 1967 to July 1968.
INJURY REPORT
Bryant had to leave the game after four innings to be evaluated. He rolled his right ankle while running the bases in the third inning. Bryant also was hit by a pitch twice -- getting plunked on the left elbow in the first and again on the left leg in the fourth. He singled in the third. More >
Bryant exits game
MIL@CHC: Bryant leaves game after rolling ankle
Kris Bryant exits the game after rolling his ankle running the bases
WHAT'S NEXT
Brewers: Zach Davies (0-2, 9.72 ERA) starts for the Brewers to open a three-game series against the Marlins on Friday at 7:10 p.m. CT. Davies went seven innings and surrendered one run and four hits in his only career outing against Miami.
Cubs: Jon Lester will open a three-game series against the Braves on Friday at Wrigley Field. Lester is searching for his first win at home this season. First pitch will be 1:20 CT.
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Cubs cruise to rout of Brewers behind Arrieta
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