CHICAGO -AP- Jake Arrieta pitched into the seventh inning and the Chicago Cubs won their ninth straight to match their longest streak in seven seasons, beating the crosstown White Sox 6-3 Saturday night at U.S. Cellular Field.The Cubs matched their longest streak since they reeled off nine in a row during the 2008 NL Central championship season and made it 15 wins in 16 games.Arrieta (14-6) improved to 8-1 in his past 11 starts, allowing three runs and five hits in 6 2/3 innings.Jorge Soler had two hits and two RBI. Addison Russell doubled twice and scored twice. 
Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo and Dexter Fowler each added two hits and the Cubs had 12 in all.White Sox starter Jose Quintana (6-10) lasted six innings, allowing three runs and seven hits.Rizzo and Soler had RBI singles in a three-run seventh that saw the North Siders break open a 3-2 game.Hector Rondon worked the ninth for his 21st save in 25 chances.Adam LaRoche and Alexei Ramirez cut the lead to 3-2 with back-to-back two-out doubles in the sixth before the Cubs broke it open in the seventh.The Cubs' David Ross singled leading off against Jake Petricka and scored from second on a wild throw by Ramirez as the shortstop tried to turn an inning-ending double-play against Kyle Schwarber.White Sox manager Robin Ventura was tossed by plate umpire Joe West after Rizzo's RBI single against Zach Duke. It was Ventura's second ejection this season.Soler followed with an RBI single of his own against Matt Albers that made it 6-2.On Sunday, the Cubs will try for their first 10-game winning streak since winning 12 in a row in 2001.
Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo and Dexter Fowler each added two hits and the Cubs had 12 in all.White Sox starter Jose Quintana (6-10) lasted six innings, allowing three runs and seven hits.Rizzo and Soler had RBI singles in a three-run seventh that saw the North Siders break open a 3-2 game.Hector Rondon worked the ninth for his 21st save in 25 chances.Adam LaRoche and Alexei Ramirez cut the lead to 3-2 with back-to-back two-out doubles in the sixth before the Cubs broke it open in the seventh.The Cubs' David Ross singled leading off against Jake Petricka and scored from second on a wild throw by Ramirez as the shortstop tried to turn an inning-ending double-play against Kyle Schwarber.White Sox manager Robin Ventura was tossed by plate umpire Joe West after Rizzo's RBI single against Zach Duke. It was Ventura's second ejection this season.Soler followed with an RBI single of his own against Matt Albers that made it 6-2.On Sunday, the Cubs will try for their first 10-game winning streak since winning 12 in a row in 2001.
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