Why did the Orioles get rid of Jake Arrieta? Why didn’t they let him throw his cutter when he was there? How do you hit against Jake Arrieta? These are all tough questions that may never be answered. The Brewers certainly didn’t answer them last night, as the Cubs pitcher struck out 11 and gave up just 3 hits and a single walk, while getting a hit of his own for good measure. So, he’s the MVP of Yesterday.
Standings, as always, after the jump:
Standings:
Corey Kluber: 6
Mike Trout: 4
Johnny Cueto: 3
Bryce Harper: 3
Zack Greinke: 3
Jake Arrieta: 3
Jason Hammel: 2
Jacob deGrom: 2
Adam Jones: 2
Max Scherzer: 2
Joey Votto: 2
Sonny Gray: 2
Chris Archer: 2
Cole Hamels: 2
Buster Posey: 1
Matt Harvey: 1
Jimmy Nelson: 1
Jorge Soler: 1
Chase Utley: 1
John Lackey: 1
Zack Cozart: 1
David Phelps: 1
Alex Gordon: 1
Danny Duffy: 1
Tim Lincecum: 1
Kyle Lohse: 1
Mike Wright: 1
Justin Upton: 1
Drew Hutchinson: 1
Noah Syndegaard: 1
Joey Gallo: 1
Mike Leake: 1
Chris Sale: 1
Chris Heston: 1
Yasiel Puig: 1
Scott Kazmir: 1
Justin Smoak: 1
C.J. Wilson: 1
Brock Holt: 1
Tommy Milone: 1
Steven Matz: 1
Carlos Gomez: 1
C.J. Cron: 1
Mat Latos: 1
Jon Lester: 1
Wade Miley: 1
David Ortiz: 1
Andre Ethier: 1
Matt Kemp: 1
Jackie Bradley Jr.: 1
Brian McCann: 1
Jesse Chavez: 1
Mike Fiers: 1
Chris Davis: 1
Todd Frazier: 1
Colby Lewis: 1
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He had an era averaging over 5 in 3 years with Baltimore. Kind of easy to see why they didn’t want him. Kind of like Chris Davis with Texas. He didn’t really perform until he got to Baltimore.
Yeah, it is an unusual thing. Sometimes guys just have bad mojo in certain areas. Still, I have to imagine the Orioles are kicking themselves.