CHICAGO (Interstat) — Spencer Arrighetti tossed five shutout innings, scattering two hits and striking out five, as the Houston Astros beat the Chicago Cubs 4-2 on Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field.

Arrighetti improved to 6-1. Christian Vázquez went 2 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs, and Brice Matthews and Zach Cole each drove in a run. Houston scored once in the third, twice in the fourth and once in the fifth to take a 4-0 lead.

Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a two-run homer in the sixth for the Cubs, who managed only four hits. Jameson Taillon (2-4) allowed four runs on eight hits over 4 2/3 innings.

Bryan King notched his fifth save with 1 1/3 perfect innings. Attendance was 37,332. Time of game was 2:57.

Houston improved to 21-31. The Cubs dropped to 29-22.