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Arrieta cruises to 8-0 start; Heyward injured
- Updated: May 21, 2016
SAN FRANCISCO — Friday night’s matchup of National League heavyweights became a tag-team affair dominated by the Chicago Cubs, as Jake Arrieta overpowered the San Francisco Giants and Kris Bryant delivered a telling uppercut.
The result was an 8-1 triumph for the Cubs, who halted the Giants’ eight-game winning streak while improving their Major League-best record to 29-11. Chicago received a typical effort from Arrieta (8-0), who limited the Giants to one run and four hits in seven innings. A five-run, second-inning outburst, capped by Bryant’s three-run homer, gave the right-hander ample support.
Giants starter Jake Peavy (1-5) lasted 1 2/3 innings, matching the second-shortest start of his career. He appeared to have received a break of sorts in the second inning, after Tommy La Stella hit a drive off the right-field wall with the bases loaded and one out. Miguel Montero scored easily from third base, but second baseman Joe Panik’s relay beat Arrieta home. He retreated toward third, which was occupied by Dexter Fowler, and became the …
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