Chicago: Jake Arrieta missed out on a second straight no-hitter but was still typically effective in a relatively short outing as the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-2 on Thursday.
Arrieta improved to 5-0 while giving up one run, three hits and four walks and striking out six in a five-inning outing.
Cameron Rupp hit a two-run, bases-loaded double in the ninth inning to break a scoreless tie and Philadelphia beat Washington 3-0, sweeping the three-game series.
The last time the Phillies swept a series in Washington was in May 2009.
Anthony Gose hit a two-run homer to lead the revived Detroit offense and the Tigers downed Oakland 7-3.
Gose also doubled and scored another run, and Nick Castellanos had two doubles and knocked in a run. Ian Kinsler notched his American League-leading 11th multi-hit game while scoring two runs and driving in another for the Tigers, who scored at least seven runs for the third time in four games while taking the series 3-1.
