(51-45) VS. 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 : Hamels (6-7) Losing Pitcher: Arrieta (11-6) Save: None

STARTING GAME INFORMATION Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO WP HR PC/S Left Time of Game: 2:38 (W) 9.0 0 0 0 2 13 0 0 129/83 --- First Pitch: 3:05 PM (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- for the first time since September 9, 1965, a by the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium ... this is the first time the Cubs have been no-hit at 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 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- homer with two outs in the third inning, snapping a streak of 10-consecutive home games in which the Cubs had not surrendered a .

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES

COLE HAMELS tossed the 13th no-hitter in Phillies history and his first career 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), (1 IP), (1 IP) and (1 IP) ... today marked the first complete game, no-hitter for the Phillies since 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 , May 29, 2010 ... was the first no-hitter by a Phillies left-handed pitcher since , 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 pitched a no-hitter less than two weeks later, June 20 vs. Pittsburgh.  It was the first no-hitter with at least 13 since fanned 15 batters, last June 18 vs. .

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 -digit 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 .  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.  (1-for-4) is 7-for-15 in his last five games after batting .191 (18-for-94) in his first 29 contests.