Houston 4, at Chi. Cubs 2

CHICAGO (Interstat) — Spencer Arrighetti pitched into the sixth inning, Christian Vázquez drove in two runs and the Houston Astros defeated the Chicago Cubs 4-2 on Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field, snapping a modest two-game losing streak while dealing the Cubs a fourth consecutive defeat. Arrighetti (6-1) allowed two runs on four hits over six innings, striking out five and walking three. He escaped an early jam in the third inning when the Cubs loaded the bases with no outs on a walk, a hit batter and another hit batter, but Arrighetti struck out Ian Happ, got Seiya Suzuki to… Read more...