LOS ANGELES — Jake Arrieta pitched the sixth no-hitter in the majors this season and second against the Los Angeles Dodgers in 10 days, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 2-0 victory Sunday night.
Arrieta (17-6) became the first 17-game winner in the big leagues by throwing baseball’s third no-hitter in less than three weeks.
Astros right-hander Mike Fiers blanked the NL West-leading Dodgers 3-0 on Aug. 21. Los Angeles had never been no-hit twice in a season.
Arrieta struck out a season-high 12 – one off his career high – and walked one to help the Cubs snap a four-game skid on the last night of their six-game West Coast trip. He finished August with a 6-0 record, tying Boston’s Joe Kelly as the only pitchers with that many wins in the month.
Rockies 5, Pirates 0: Jorge De La Rosa pitched into the seventh inning before being ejected, and Ben Paulsen hit a two-run triple as Colorado beat host Pittsburgh.
PADRES 9, PHILLIES 4: James Shields pitched seven innings for his first road win since May, and San Diego hit three homers to win in Philadelphia.
NATIONALS 7, MARLINS 4: Jayson Werth homered and drove in three runs, and Clint Robinson added a pinch-hit home run as Washington had 13 hits and rallied past Miami in Washington
BREWERS 4, REDS 1: Ryan Braun homered and Wily Peralta pitched seven strong innings to help host Milwaukee beat Cincinnati.
CARDINALS 7, GIANTS 5: Matt Carpenter, Brandon Moss and Mark Reynolds all hit home runs, Yadier Molina drove in two and St. Louis won at San Francisco.
INTERLEAGUE
YANKEES 20, BRAVES 6: Jacoby Ellsbury hit a three-run homer, Chase Headley and Stephen Drew each added a two-run shot and New York routed Atlanta to finish a three-game road sweep.
ATHLETICS 7, DIAMONDBACKS 4: Marcus Semien’s two-run single with the bases loaded and two outs in the 11th inning sent Oakland to a win in Arizona.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
BLUE JAYS 9, TIGERS 2: Edwin Encarnacion homered for the fourth time in two days, Josh Donaldson also connected and Toronto beat struggling Detroit to complete a three-game sweep at home.
Russell Martin and Kevin Pillar each hit a two-run shot for Toronto, which leads the majors with 184 home runs.
RAYS 3, ROYALS 2: Brandon Guyer and Kevin Kiermaier homered, and the Tampa Bay bullpen held Kansas City to one hit over five innings, in St. Petersburg, Florida.
INDIANS 9, ANGELS 2: Abraham Almonte hit his first career grand slam and Josh Tomlin worked into the eighth inning, leading host Cleveland to a win over slumping Los Angeles.
TWINS 7, ASTROS 5: Ervin Santana struck out 10 to earn his first home win, Eduardo Nunez and Miguel Sano homered, and Minnesota survived a ninth-inning rally to beat Houston.
RANGERS 6, ORIOLES 0: Derek Holland struck out every Baltimore batter while throwing a three-hitter for his eighth career shutout, leading Texas over the Orioles to complete a three-game sweep in Arlington, Texas.
WHITE SOX 6, MARINERS 5: Rookie Tyler Saladino drove in the winning run with a single in the 11th inning and Chicago rallied at home to beat Seattle.
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