Pitch Pace
Jake Arrieta has thrown just 47 pitches in four scoreless innings — including just 10 balls. That’s fast and accurate even by his extraordinary standards: If he maintained this pace, his pitches per inning and percentage of balls thrown would be his lowest of the season. Manager Joe Maddon kept Arrieta to just 84 and 72 pitches in his last two starts to preserve him for this game. It will be interesting to see at what point Maddon considers pulling his ace to preserve him for a likely NLDS appearance, now that the Cubs are up by four runs. The Cubs had the fourth-best bullpen by wins above replacement this year.