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- Updated: May 25, 2016
ST. LOUIS — Jake Arrieta seems nearly untouchable most of the time. He had allowed nine earned runs all season and came into Wednesday’s game with eight wins and a 1.29 ERA. He left Busch Stadium with nine victories after the Cardinals fell short in a 9-8 loss to the Cubs, but Arrieta’s numbers continue to take a turn for the worse when he sees the birds on the bat.
His line Wednesday read four runs on seven hits in five innings with four strikeouts. It was the most runs Arrieta had given up in a regular-season game since last June 16 and his fewest strikeouts since July 17. Including the postseason, the Cardinals are the only team in the Major Leagues which has tagged Arrieta for four runs three times over the past two seasons.
Down, 6-1, entering the second inning against Arrieta, the Cardinals battled back to make it 6-4 before he was replaced by Adam Warren.
“We grind, whoever it is,” Cardinals manager Mike Matheny …
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