Did you know? Facts from Arrieta’s 2nd no-no

If anyone felt a sense of deja vu washing over them on Thursday night, they could be forgiven.

It was only last Aug. 30 that Cubs right-hander Jake Arrieta tossed a no-hitter against the Dodgers in Los Angeles, on his way to a National League Cy Young Award. On Thursday at Great American Ball Park, Arrieta was at it again, holding the Reds hitless in a 16-0 Cubs victory.

Arrieta made only nine regular-season starts between his two no-nos, six at the end of last season and three at the beginning of this one. In Major League history, only two pitchers have taken the ball fewer times in between. The Reds’ Johnny Vander Meer famously became the only pitcher to throw back-to-back no-hitters in June 1938, and Hall of Famer Warren Spahn had only a five-start gap for the Milwaukee Braves between Sept. 16, 1960, and April 28, ’61.

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Here are some other facts and figures to know from Arrieta’s latest big night:

• Arrieta also contributed at the plate, going 2-for-4 as part of the Cubs’ 16-run, 18-hit barrage. Chicago scored multiple runs in five innings on its way to the largest margin of victory in a no-hitter in the modern era. Only the 1884 Buffalo Bisons can top that margin, …

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