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Cubs' Jake Arrieta is pitching no-hitter through 6 innings vs Red Sox at Fenway Park

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Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Jake Arrieta delivers against the Boston Red Sox during the first inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Monday, June 30, 2014. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) (The Associated Press)

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Jake Arrieta delivers against the Boston Red Sox during the first inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Monday, June 30, 2014. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) (The Associated Press)

Jake Arrieta of the Chicago Cubs is pitching a no-hitter through six innings against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.

Arrieta has allowed only one runner, walking Mike Napoli in the fifth. The right-hander has thrown 90 pitches and struck out seven.

Arrieta took a perfect game into the seventh inning of his last start, on Tuesday at Wrigley Field against Cincinnati, before Billy Hamilton hit a leadoff single.

The Cubs lead Boston 2-0.