Jake Arreita comes into this game trying to preserve his lossless record and the boys “Trying not to Suck” would help him tremendously against left hander Brandon Finnegan. Dexter Fowler would lead off the game continuing his hot streak with a double. Heyward would would strikeout but Kris Bryant would send a line drive to left knocking in his third home run of the season. Finnegan would get through the first but would give up a lead off home run to Ben Zobrist. David Ross and Jake Arrieta would single but Ross would score on a force out by Fowler. The second inning would end with the Cubs up 4-0.
In the fourth, David Ross would walk and reach third on an Arrieta single up the middle. The throw to third would be backed up by Finnegan but his wild throw to first trying to catch Arrieta would score Ross putting the Cubs up 5-0.
David Ross would lead off the top of the sixth with a line drive to right field for his first homer of the season. Fowler would reach on a walk and move over to second on a single by Kris Bryant. Anthony Rizzo would step to the plate belting his fifth home run of the season! Reds pitcher Tim Melville would end up making it through the sixth but not with out giving up four runs, putting the Cubs up 9-0.
Drew Hayes would come into the seventh getting Ross to ground out but he’d end walking Arrieta. Fowler would single, then Heyward would walk ,setting up Kris Bryant with the bases loaded. He would do exactly what every Cubs fan wanted… Grand Slam to right field or as the MLB would refer to it this season, “Papa Slam!” Tyler Holt would come into the eighth getting the only 1-2-3 inning for the Reds. Blake Wood started off the ninth with two groundouts to Jake & Dexter but would give up singles to Heyward & Bryant. Rizzo would reach first on a pass ball, dropped third strike. Matt Szczur would come into the ninth and send a line drive to right scoring Jason Heyward. Zobrist would smack his fourth double of the season, scoring both Bryant and Rizzo! Russell would end the inning and be the only one to go hitless.
Saving the best for last, Jake Arrieta would walk Jay Bruce in the second, Eugenio Suarez in the fourth, Scott Schebler in the sixth and to lead off the ninth. On his 119 pitch he would get Suarez to pop up to second base, throwing his second no hitter in 11 months!
According to Jake it was “Business as usual!”
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