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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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And the Dallas Cowboys are optimistic he will play.After what they saw with Brandon Weeden under centre, the Cowboys might not feel like they can wait out Romos third back injury in 18 months much longer.Weeden threw two interceptions and couldnt get the Dallas offence into the end zone until the game was out of reach, while Carson Palmer had three touchdown passes to lead the Arizona Cardinals to a 28-17 victory Sunday.Romo was relegated to headset-wearing sideline duty because of fractures of two small bones in his back. The injury is unrelated to a herniated disk sustained last year and to off-season surgery to remove a cyst earlier in 2013.Coach Jason Garrett said Romo would make the long plane ride to Europe for next weekends game against Jacksonville even though staying home would essentially give the 34-year-old a month between games because of a bye the following week.People with similar injuries have been on a little bit of a similar timetable where they missed the first game and they were getting close to being able to play in that second game, Garrett said.Weeden was 18 of 33 for 183 yards with a meaningless late score to Dez Bryant as the Cowboys (6-3) dropped their second straight following a six-game winning streak.You cant turn the ball over, and that is on me, said Weeden, who was dumped by Cleveland just two seasons after getting drafted in the first round in 2012 and now has 25 touchdowns and 27 interceptions for his career.The Dallas running game wasnt the same without Romo.NFL rushing leader DeMarco Murrays record streak of eight straight 100-yard games to start the season ended against a defence that didnt allow a back over the century mark for the 18th consecutive time.Murray, who rushed for 79 yards on 19 carries, was stuffed on fourth-and-1 at the Arizona 34 with the Cardinals leading 14-10 in the fourth quarter. Palmer took the Cardinals the other way for the last of his three scoring tosses, a 1-yarder to Andre Ellington.That was the turning point in the game, coach Bruce Arians said. It wasnt a time to sit back. We had to continue to attack and wwe got ourselves some good, favourable plays and Carson made some good decisions.dddddddddddd.The Cardinals (7-1), who have sole possession of the best record in the NFC this late in the season for the first time since 1974, won their fourth straight, including back-to-back wins over the top two teams in the NFC East.This is a very good team, said Palmer, 5-0 this season after missing two games with a shoulder injury. We feel like we can play with anybody, and thats important because we feel like we are improving.Palmer put his team in a 7-0 hole when undrafted Dallas rookie Tyler Patmon ducked under a route, made an over-the-head catch and ran untouched down the Arizona sideline, with some nice blocking from defensive end Anthony Spencer.But that was his only mistake. He finished 22 of 34 for 249 yards with touchdowns of 7 yards to John Carlson and 11 to Jaron Brown before the short one to Ellington. All three TDs came on third down, with the Cardinals converting 9 of 15 in that situation.We didnt get off the field when we were supposed to, said Dallas defensive tackle Henry Melton, who had 1 1/2 sacks. It was miserable in that aspect.Ellington outgained Murray on the ground with 95 yards and added another 39 receiving.You know we always want to outrush the opponent, Ellington said. Its a credit to our defence for shutting him down and giving me a chance to get out there on the field and get more carries and get more yards.Weedens first interception, by Tyrann Mathieu, came with Dallas in scoring range early in the second half. The second wiped out any hope of a comeback when Antonio Cromartie stepped in front of Terrance Williams after the Cardinals had gone up 21-10 in the fourth quarter.NOTES: The Cardinals beat the Cowboys for the fourth straight time, and this was the first that wasnt on the final play. Two of the previous three victories were in overtime. .. Cowboys LB Rolando McClain and DT Tyrone Crawford left the game in the fourth quarter with knee injuries.___Online:AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL___Follow Schuyler Dixon on Twitter at https://twitter.com/apschuyler ' ' '