CHICAGO — Jake Arrieta’s bid for a second straight no-hitter ended after five pitches and the Cubs’ ace went on to win his 16th straight decision, leading Chicago over the Milwaukee Brewers 7-2 on Thursday.

Arrieta (5-0) allowed one run, three hits and four walks in five innings – the first run he’d allowed at Wrigley Field since July 25. Alex Presley’s fifth-inning RBI double ended Arrieta’s home scoreless streak at 522/3 innings, four outs shy of Ray Herbert’s major league record set with the White Sox in 1962-63.

Arrieta’s streak of consecutive winning decisions is the longest since Jose Contreras of the White Sox won 17 in a row from August 2005 to July 2006. Chicago has won in Arrieta’s last 18 starts, a team record.

PHILLIES 3, NATIONALS 0: Cameron Rupp hit a tiebreaking, two-run double off Jonathan Papelbon in a three-run ninth, and Philadelphia completed a three-game sweep at Washington.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

ORIOLES 10, WHITE SOX 2: Manny Machado had a grand slam and a career-high five RBI, leading Baltimore to a home win that stopped Chicago’s six-game winning streak.

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TIGERS 7, ATHLETICS 3: Anthony Gose doubled and homered, Anibal Sanchez pitched through a wild outing and host Detroit beat Oakland to take 3 of 4 in the series against the A’s.

NOTES

CUBS: Catcher Miguel Montero is headed to the 15-day disabled list with lower back tightness. The team planned to recall catcher Tim Federowicz from Triple-A Iowa.

TWINS: Minor leaguer Reynaldo Rodriguez, a former Portland Sea Dog, was suspended for 80 games after testing positive for traces of the steroid stanozolol.


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