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CHICAGO -- Jake Arrieta did quite well without his best stuff. Arrieta struck out seven in seven innings, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 3-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Thursday. Arrieta (6-2) allowed one run and three hits in his first victory since June 30 at Boston. The 6-foot-4 right-hander has a 1.73 ERA in his last 11 starts, holding opponents to a .162 batting average. "Well, you know, going in I felt a little off," he said. "In the pen I kind of realized it. I just didnt feel like I had a lot of life on my fastball today, but I was able to come out with a good mix of off-speed pitches for strikes, below the zone for swings and I mixed in some changeups. My cutter was pretty good today." The Cubs won three of four in a matchup of last-place teams. The Rockies have lost four of five and 11 of 15 overall. Pedro Hernandez (0-1) allowed three runs and six hits in 5 2-3 innings in his first start for Colorado. Arrieta retired his first 14 batters before Wilin Rosario single with two out in the fifth. Corey Dickerson singled and scored on Nolan Arenados double in the seventh for Colorados two other hits against the pitcher. "Arrieta was really good," Colorado manager Walt Weiss said, "but toward the end of his rope there, we had an opportunity but could never get to him." Arrieta, 28, said hes learned that pitching is not all about blowing hitters away. In the past, he may have stuck with his fastball on a day when it wasnt quite there instead of trying something else. "Thats something you have to take it upon yourself as a pitcher to recognize at an early stage in the game," he said. "There are times where guys wont recognize that and theyll continue to try and find their fastball and give up hits." Chicago scored three times in the sixth despite getting one ball out of the infield the entire inning. Starlin Castro had a bases-loaded walk, Justin Ruggiano added a sacrifice fly and Luis Valbuena drove in a run with a grounder to shortstop. Hector Rondon got three outs for his 14th save in 17 opportunities. He retired three straight after Arenado and Justin Morneau singled to start the ninth. CUBS MAKE TRADE The Cubs made one trade on the non-waiver deadline day, sending utilityman Emilio Bonifacio, left-handed reliever James Russell and cash to Atlanta for switch-hitting catching prospect Victor Caratini. Caratini, 20, was selected by the Braves in the second round of the 2013 draft. He hit .279 with five homers and 42 RBIs in 87 games with Class A Rome this season. "Hes a guy we liked in the draft a lot," Cubs general manager Jed Hoyer. "Weve said it all along, catching is a weakness in our system and we dont have enough of it. Hes a switch-hitting catcher who can control the strike zone and has performed well. So were excited to get him." Bonifacio has been playing well lately, batting .400 (14 for 35) in his last eight games. He hit .279 in 69 games with the Cubs this season. Russell, 28, is 0-2 with one save and a 3.87 ERA in 44 appearances this year. TRAINERS ROOM CUBS: With Chicago headed out on the road, rookie reliever Neil Ramirez (triceps soreness) will travel to the teams spring training complex in Mesa, Ariz., to continue his rehab. The hope is that the right-hander will be ready to go when he is eligible to be activated from the 15-day disabled list on Aug. 10. ROCKIES: Outfielder Michael Cuddyer (fractured shoulder) is scheduled to take part in light batting practice drills on Friday. If he progresses as expected in the next seven to 10 days, a minor league rehab stint will be the next step in his recovery. ON DECK The Cubs begin a six-game road trip Friday night in Los Angeles against the Dodgers. 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Forward Jamie Benn (undisclosed) was not on the ice today. - Team Website Los Angeles Kings The team has recalled forward Nick Shore from the AHL and placed forward Tanner Pearson (lower body) on injured reserve. - Team Website Goaltender Martin Jones starts in net tonight against the Toronto Maple Leafs. - Mark Masters, TSN Montreal Canadiens The team has shaken up their power play, which ranks 27th in the league, by creating some new units. These units have diamond formations with distributors on the half walls. The first unit includes forwards David Desharnais and P.A. Parenteau on the walls, with forward Brendan Gallagher screening in front of the net, winger Max Pacioretty in the high slot and defenceman P.K. Subban on the point. The second unit includes defenceman Sergei Gonchar and forward Tomas Plekanec on the wallls with forward Lars Eller screening, forward Alex Galchenyuk in the high slot and defenceman Andrei Markov on the point.dddddddddddd - John Lu, TSN Forward P.A. 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