Cubs Lose To Diamondbacks, Miss Out On Sweep
Merrill Kelly threw eight solid innings, Eduardo Escobar hit a two-run homer and the Arizona Diamondbacks avoided a three-game sweep with a win over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday.
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Merrill Kelly threw eight solid innings, Eduardo Escobar hit a two-run homer and the Arizona Diamondbacks avoided a three-game sweep with a win over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday.
Willson Contreras capped Chicago's three-run ninth inning with a two-run homer, sending the Cubs to a victory over the lowly Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday.
The Cubs enjoyed their last Cactus League game of the spring on Monday, hosting the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Dallas Keuchel and the White Sox hosted the Arizona Diamondbacks at Camelback Ranch on Sunday.
It was a nice sunny day in Arizona as the White Sox faced the Arizona Diamondbacks in Cactus League play Sunday.
In Cactus League action Sunday, Jake Arrieta made his Cubs re-debut.
A Cubs split squad took on the Cincinnati Reds in Las Vegas for the second day in a row Sunday.
The Chicago Cubs outlasted the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-5 on Sunday in the second-longest game in Chase Field history.
David Bote homered twice and drove in five runs, leading Yu Darvish and the Chicago Cubs to a 9-1 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night.
David Bote hit a game-ending RBI single in the ninth inning, and the Chicago Cubs used a terrific performance by Tyler Chatwood to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1 on Sunday.
Zack Greinke pitched three-hit ball over six innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks supported him with three home runs in a 6-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday.
Kyle Hendricks struck out a season-high 11 over seven scoreless innings in his first win, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1 on Friday.
The 32-year-old hit .237 with 22 doubles for Arizona last season. He set career bests in home runs (13) and RBIs (57) while playing in 138 games, his most since 2012.
The Cubs' lead in the NL Central dropped to 2 1/2 games over Milwaukee, which beat Cincinnati earlier Wednesday.
In the first inning, Baez drove a 2-0 pitch from Matt Andriese onto the pool deck in right-center. Baez's 33rd home run gave him 107 RBIs this season.
Chicago got two runs in the fifth on Anthony Rizzo's RBI single and run-scoring grounder by Albert Almora Jr.
Jason Heyward lined a solo shot off Clay Buchholz in the sixth, but NL Central-leading Chicago lost for the third time in its last four.
In the highest-scoring wild-card round ever, New York and Arizona survived.
Jake Arrieta won consecutive starts for the first time since early April, and Javier Baez and Ian Happ hit consecutive home runs.
Patrick Corbin twice escaped jams in 6 2/3 scoreless innings, and David Peralta hit an inside-the-park home run.
John Lackey won his fifth straight start, allowing three runs in 5 1/3 innings.
In return, Chicago sent Arizona international signing bonus pool money.
Both bullpens got creative in a game with three rain delays.
Willson Contreras smacked two home runs and had a career-high six RBIs for Chicago, which lost consecutive games for the first time since the All-Star break.
The loss was just the fourth in 18 games since the All-Star break for the NL Central-leading Cubs.
