Network: WLS-7
Announcers: Len Kasper, Jim Deshaies
Format: DVD (3 disks)
Quality: 9.5 (Directv Master)
Notes: Commercials edited out.... Includes pre-game and post-game.

Jake Arrieta, Cubs silence the Pirates 6-0.

Arrieta allows 2 hits while striking out 11 as Chicago jumps on Pittsburgh. After Dexter Fowler leads off with an infield single for the Cubs, Matt Szczur follows with a HR off Francisco Liriano.

Chicago chases Liriano in the 6th as it strikes for 3 runs. Albert Almora, Jr. goes 3-of-4 with a pair of RBI. Cubs' catcher Wilson Contreras makes his MLB debut as a defensive replacement.


Starting pitchers:
Pirates - Liriano
Cubs - Arrieta

Winning pitcher: Arrieta (11-1)
Losing pitcher: Liriano (4-7)