Chicago
Arrieta (5-0) gave up one run, three hits and four walks in five innings — the first run he allowed at Wrigley Field since July 25. Alex Presley’s fifth-inning RBI double ended Arrieta’s home scoreless streak at 52 innings, four outs shy of the big league record.
At 16-5, Chicago is off to its best 21-game start since 1907.
Ben Zobrist hit a two-run single in the first off Taylor Jungmann (0-4), who gave up five runs, six hits and three walks in 3 innings.
Washington
Aaron Nola, Dalier Hinojosa, Elvis Araujo (1-0) and Jeanmar Gomez combined on a four-hitter and extended Washington’s scoreless streak to 22 innings.
Odubel Herrera singled off Felipe Rivero (0-1) opening the ninth and took third on Freddy Galvis’ double.
Maikel Franco was walked intentionally, and Papelbon came in to strike out pinch-hitter Darin Ruf. Rupp hit a drive that landed over a backpedaling Bryce Harper at the warning track in right, and David Lough followed with a run-scoring single.
Detroit
Chris Bassitt (0-2) gave up seven runs, 10 hits and three walks in 3 innings as Oakland lost for the fifth time in six games.
Francisco Rodriguez got one out for his fifth save.
Baltimore
Chris Davis and Mark Trumbo hit consecutive third-inning homers for the Orioles, whose 8-1 record at Camden Yards is the best home mark in the major leagues.
Machado stopped an 0-for-17 slide with an RBI double in a four-run third inning against John Danks (0-4) and homered in the sixth off Jake Petricka. Machado is batting .333 with a team-high seven homers.
Baltimore
Robertson leads the AL with eight saves. He has an 0.87 ERA with 13 strikeouts and a .152 (5-33) opponents’ batting average.
The Brewers placed second baseman Scooter Gennett on the 15-day disabled list with right oblique tightness.
