Jake Arrieta wasn't happy with an article published by FanGraphs that discussed his diminished velocity.

"Everybody wants to talk about this," Arrieta said after the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers. "There's FanGraph articles. I don't care about that.

"I know that kind of stuff can come and go from time to time. I had periods last year where I was at the same spot I am right now. I had one in June, near the All-Star break. It is what it is. I still have good feel for everything. Movement is really good. The command's good.

"When the 95-to-97 comes back, it's going to be tough for teams. And it still is."

Arrieta struck out 10 and walked just two while throwing 98 pitches against the Brewers.

"I'd much rather see what we saw today than 94-95 (mph) all over the map, absolutely," Joe Maddon said.