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Google's Jake Arrieta Questions, Answered

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Fans have a lot of questions about Cubs' pitcher Jake Arrieta.

Here are the top Google queries in the past two days about Arrieta, who starts Game 3 tonight in the NLDS against St. Louis, which we have answered for you.

1. How old is Jake Arrieta?
Answer: He was born 3/6/1986 (29)

2. Is Jake Arrieta Puerto Rican?
Answer: He was born in Missouri and grew up in Texas.

3. What nationality is Jake Arrieta?
Answer: He was born in Missouri and grew up in Texas.

4. How tall is Jake Arrieta?
Answer: He's 6-foot-4 and weighs 225 pounds.

5. Who did the Cubs trade for Arrieta?
Answer: He was acquired from Baltimore, with pitcher Pedro Strop and two international signing bonus slots (slot numbers three and four) for pitcher Scott Feldman and catcher Steve Clevenger, according to MLB.com.

6. Is Jake Arrieta married?
Answer: Yes, he is married in Brittany Arrieta. They met in high school.

7. How many shutout games has Jake Arrieta pitched?
Answer: He has pitched four in his career, including three in 2015.

8. When was Jake Arrieta drafted?
Answer: 2007, Baltimore Orioles, 5th round (159th overall)

9. Where does Jake Arrieta live?
Answer: According to his and his wife's Twitter account, they live in Austin, Texas. The couple spends a lot of time in Chicago during the season with their young children.

10. How many years has Jake Arrieta been in the MLB?
Answer: He first played in the MLB in 2010.

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