Help yourself: Arrieta tallies two hits in no-no

553x0-32268ce1530617ea4f35b0adc5a77924

Throwing a no-hitter is impressive. Doing it while out-hitting the opposing team by yourself is even more special.

Yet somehow, that has become the norm over the past few seasons. The Cubs’ Jake Arrieta continued the trend in Thursday night’s 16-0 victory over the Reds at Great American Ball Park, going 2-for-4 with a pair of singles and a walk.

Including Arrieta’s performance, the last eight pitchers who have completed their no-hitters in a National League park also have recorded at least one hit at the plate.

Jake Arrieta’s second no-hitter • Pair-rieta: Jake’s 2nd no-no a drubbing • Did you know? Facts from Arrieta’s 2nd no-no • There’s no-no doubting Arrieta’s greatness • Rogers: Arrieta simply the best • Arrieta 3rd Cub with multiple no-nos • Reds get no-hit at home for 1st time since ’71 • All-time no-hitters by club • …

continue reading in source mlb.mlb.com

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *