Vs. Philadelphia Phillies (36-63) July 25, 2015
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CHICAGO CUBS (51-45) VS. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (36-63) JULY 25, 2015 LINESCORE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB Phillies 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 11 0 10 Cubs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Winning Pitcher: Hamels (6-7) Losing Pitcher: Arrieta (11-6) Save: None STARTING PITCHERS GAME INFORMATION Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO WP HR PC/S Left Time of Game: 2:38 Cole Hamels (W) 9.0 0 0 0 2 13 0 0 129/83 --- First Pitch: 3:05 PM Jake Arrieta (L) 6.0 6 3 3 3 8 0 1 94/58 0-3 Temperature: 80 degrees Courtesy of Stats, Inc. Wind: E 14 mph HOME RUNS ATTENDANCE Team Batter No. Pitcher Inn. Count Men On Location Today: 41,683 PHI Howard 17 Arrieta 3 1-0 2 Left-Center Field Season Total: 1,648,259 # of Wrigley Dates: 47 (25-22) Average per Date: 35,069 CHICAGO CUBS The Cubs were no-hit for the first time since September 9, 1965, a perfect game by the Dodgers Sandy Koufax at Dodger Stadium ... this is the first time the Cubs have been no-hit at Wrigley field since August 19, 1965 (gm. 1) vs. the Reds Jim Maloney ... today snapped a major league record 7,920 consecutive games (of at least nine innings) with at least one hit ... the Cubs had gone 49 full seasons without being no-hit, the longest span in major league history. It was the first no-hitter overall at Wrigley Field since September 2, 1972 when Milt Pappas no-hit the Padres in a 8-0 Cubs win. The Cubs were shutout for the ninth time this season. JAKE ARRIETA has tossed seven consecutive quality starts and has posted a 1.37 ERA (8 ER/52.2 IP) during that span … has gone at least 5.0 innings in a career-best 24- straight starts dating to last season … fell short of 100 pitches for just the seventh time in his 20 starts this season. Allowed a three-run homer with two outs in the third inning, snapping a streak of 10-consecutive home games in which the Cubs starting pitcher had not surrendered a home run. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES COLE HAMELS tossed the 13th no-hitter in Phillies history and his first career complete game no-hitter ... he was also involved in the Phillies previous no-hit effort, a combined no-hitter, September 1, 2014 at Atlanta featuring Cole Hamels (6 IP), Jake Diekman (1 IP), Ken Giles (1 IP) and Jonathan Papelbon (1 IP) ... today marked the first complete game, no-hitter for the Phillies since Roy Halladay in the NLDS against the Reds, October 6, 2010 ... was the first no-hitter by a Phillies pitcher in the regular season since Roy Halladay's perfect game at Florida, May 29, 2010 ... was the first no-hitter by a Phillies left-handed pitcher since Terry Mulholland, August 15, 1990 vs. San Francisco. It was the third no-hitter in baseball this season, all coming in the last two months ... Chris Heston of the Giants tossed a no-hitter June 9 at the Mets and Washington's Max Scherzer pitched a no-hitter less than two weeks later, June 20 vs. Pittsburgh. It was the first no-hitter with at least 13 strikeouts since Clayton Kershaw fanned 15 batters, last June 18 vs. Colorado. COLE HAMELS improved to 4-1 with a 2.00 ERA (12 ER/54.0 IP) in eight-career starts against the Cubs … has gone at least 7.0 innings and allowed two earned runs or fewer in each of his last seven starts against Chicago. Snapped a career-high tying nine-game winless streak … was 0-4 with a 5.56 ERA (30 ER/53.1 IP) during the stretch. Recorded his 29th-career double-digit strikeout game and his fifth game with at least 13 strikeouts. The 129 pitches marked the second-most of his career … threw 133 pitches May 11 of last season at the Mets. He tossed his 14th-career complete game and his seventh shutout ... was his first shutout since August 13, 2012 at Miami. He went 1-for-3 with a double at the plate, his second-straight start with a hit. RYAN HOWARD (2-for-4, 2B, HR, R, 3 RBI, BB) hit a three-run homer in the third inning, his fourth homer in his last 12 games and his 17th of the season … has 13 RBI in his last 13 games … was his eighth-career homer at Wrigley Field … was his first home run against the Cubs since going yard, July 18, 2010 at Wrigley Field. MAIKEL FRANCO (2-for-3, 2 2B, 2 BB, R) reached base four times … collected his first extra-base hits since July 6, doubling in the first and fifth innings. NOTES: The Phillies have gone 7-1 to begin the season's second half and have won three straight series for the first time since August 18-27, 2014 ... with the series win this weekend, they improve to 7-2-2 over their last 11 series at Wrigley Field. The Phillies recorded their fourth shutout of the season. Every Phillies starter collected at least one hit. Odubel Herrera (1-for-5, 2B, R) has 21 doubles this season, most among major league rookies. Domonic Brown (1-for-4) is 7-for-15 in his last five games after batting .191 (18-for-94) in his first 29 contests. .