Arrieta (17-6) struck out a season-high 12 and 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 leaders 3-0 on Aug. 21 in Houston. Never before had Los Angeles been no-hit twice in one season.
Arrieta got the benefit of a close call for the official scorer in the third inning, when Kike Hernandez reached on a fielding error by second baseman Starlin Castro.
With the crowd roaring, Arrieta struck out all three batters in the ninth: Justin Turner, Jimmy Rollins and Chase Utley. Those were the same three hitters — in a different order — that Fiers retired to finish his gem.
Arrieta tossed the 14th nohitter in team history and became the first Cubs pitcher to throw one since Carlos Zambrano on Sept. 14, 2008, against Houston in a game that was moved to Miller Park in Milwaukee because of Hurricane Ike.
Arrieta finished 6-0 with a 0.43 ERA in August.
Kris Bryant hit a two-run homer in the first inning off Alex Wood (9-9). The Cubs had 13 hits and snapped the Dodgers’ five-game winning streak.
Blue Jays 9, Tigers 2
TORONTO (AP) — 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.
Encarnacion hit three home runs and matched a Blue Jays record with nine RBIs in Saturday’s 15-1 rout. His latest drive extended his hitting streak to 25 games, the longest in the majors since a 28-game run by Colorado’s Nolan Arenado in 2014.
Yankees 20, Braves 6
ATLANTA (AP) — 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 sweep.
All three homers, which helped build an 8-2 lead, came with two outs. Headley and Drew, who had four hits, both drove in four runs.
After the Braves cut the lead to 8-5, pinch-hitter Alex Rodriguez drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single in the Yankees’ nine-run seventh inning.
ATLANTA (AP) — 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 sweep.
All three homers, which helped build an 8-2 lead, came with two outs. Headley and Drew, who had four hits, both drove in four runs.
After the Braves cut the lead to 8-5, pinch-hitter Alex Rodriguez drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single in the Yankees’ nine-run seventh inning.
Cardinals 7, Giants 5
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Matt Carpenter, Brandon Moss and Mark Reynolds homered, Yadier Molina drove in two runs and St. Louis beat San Francisco.
Jason Heyward added three hits and drove in a run for the Cardinals, who won for the seventh time in eight games. Greg Garcia also drove in a run.
Nationals 7, Marlins 4
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jayson Werth homered and drove in three runs, and Clint Robinson added a pinch-hit homer as Washington had 13 hits and rallied past Miami.
Michael Taylor added two singles and scored twice for Washington, which got hits from all eight position players.
Rangers 6, Orioles 0
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Derek Holland struck out every Baltimore batter while throwing a three-hitter for his eighth career shutout, leading Texas to a threegame sweep.
Holland (2-1), in his third start since coming off the disabled list, matched a career high with 11 strikeouts. He walked none and hit a batter with a pitch. The left-hander struck out each of the Orioles’ nine starters at least once, getting Adam Jones and Chris Davis twice.
Rockies 5, Pirates 0
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jorge De La Rosa pitched into the seventh inning before being ejected, and Ben Paulsen hit a two-run triple as the Colorado Rockies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates.
De La Rosa (8-6) allowed four hits in six-plus innings while striking out seven and walking one. The left-hander’s only other win since July 11 — a span of 10 starts — came Aug. 7 at Washington.
Rays 3, Royals 2
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Guyer and Kevin Kiermaier homered, and the Tampa Bay bullpen held Kansas City to one hit over five innings.
Kiermaier’s sixth-inning homer off Luke Hochevar (1- 1) broke a 2-all tie. It was Kiermaier’s second homer in two games and sixth of the season.
Twins 7, Astros 5
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Ervin Santana struck out 10 to earn his first home win, Eduardo Nunez and Miguel Sano homered, and the Twins withstood a ninthinning rally to beat the Astros.
Down 7-0 in the ninth, Chris Carter hit a three-run homer and Jose Altuve cracked a two-run shot that made it 7-5 before Trevor May struck out Marwin Gonzalez to end the game.
Indians 9, Angels 2
CLEVELAND (AP) — Abraham Almonte hit his first career grand slam and Josh Tomlin worked into the eighth inning, leading Cleveland over the slumping Los Angeles Angels.
White Sox 6, Mariners 5
CHICAGO (AP) — White Sox rookie Tyler Saladino drove in the winning run with a single in the 11th inning and Chicago rallied to beat Seattle.
Alexei Ramirez singled and Tyler Flower walked to start the rally before Ramirez advanced to third on Carlos Sanchez’s flyout and scored on Saladino’s hit off David Rollins (0-1).
Brewers 4, Reds 1
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Ryan Braun homered and Wily Peralta pitched seven strong innings to help Milwaukee beat Cincinnati.
Peralta (5-8) held the Reds to one run and seven hits in a battle of teams fighting to stay out of the National League Central cellar. Peralta struck out six and didn’t issue a walk.
A’s 7, D-Backs 4
PHOENIX (AP) — Marcus Semien’s two-run single with the bases loaded and two outs in the 11th inning lifted Oakland over Arizona.
Semien’s big hit came after singles by Danny Valencia and Stephen Vogt, who homered earlier. Josh Phegley was hit by a pitch from Brad Ziegler (1-1) to load the bases.
Padres 9, Phillies 4
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — James Shields pitched seven innings for his first road win since May, and San Diego hit three homers in a victory over Philadelphia.
Shields (10-6) allowed one run and six hits with eight strikeouts and one walk. The right-hander was 0-4 with a 5.63 ERA in his previous eight road starts since his last win away from Petco Park on May 24.
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