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CSN Chicago · Aug 31, 2015

Cubs by the numbers: Jake Arrieta's super-human stretch

The only thing better than Jake Arrieta's beard is a list of his stats over the last couple months (and specifically in August).

To say the 29-year-old righty has been on fire doesn't do justice to the word. There aren't enough #FireEmojis in the world to recap his super-human streak, capped off by the 14th no-hitter in Cubs history Sunday night on national TV.

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For one, Arrieta has been pitching absolutely out of his mind in August. That's the best calendar month for a big-league pitcher since Jim Kaat went 6-0 with a 0.35 ERA for the White Sox in September 1974.

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