Nationals @ Cubs: Roark vs Arrieta (Game 30)
And it’s Arrieta with the kill shot.
WAS (19-11): RHP Tanner Roark (2-2, 2.35)
CHC (23-6): RHP Jake Arrieta (6-0, 0.84)
First pitch: 1:20pmCT
Arrieta went 7 scoreless—yawn—to beat the Pirates on Tuesday. If, as jackstraw puts its, “Superlative is the new normal” with this team, it certainly starts with Arrieta, for whom most adjectives and statistics are no longer useful. The Nats are a healthy 24-82 (.293) against him, due to a poor outing in 2013, or the pre-beard era. Espinosa is 4-8 with a HR, and Harper is 4-12.
Roark had a no-decision in Kansas City his last time out (7.1 IP, 3 ER, 4 K, 2 BB). He was 2-0 with a 4.22 in his two starts against the Cubs last year. The Cubs are 11-55 (.200) against him. Bryant is 3-5 with a HR, and Rizzo is 3-12 with 2 HR.
Vargas (0-1, 1.10) and the Padres vs Lester (3-1, 1.58) tomorrow at 7:05pmCST to continue the homestand.
Go, Cubs!
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