MLB

Arizona Diamondbacks at Chicago Cubs

· Major League Baseball
Arizona Diamondbacks
16-17, 7-11 Away
Final
4 - 8
Chicago Cubs
22-12, 14-5 Home

Busch stars as the surging Cubs beat the Diamondbacks 8-4 for their 5th consecutive win

Chicago Cubs vs. Arizona Diamondbacks: Game Highlights

Moisés Ballesteros homered as Chicago improved to 15-3 in its last 18 games. Matthew Boyd (2-1) pitched six innings of two-run ball.

At 22-12, the Cubs are a season-high 10 games over .500. They have won 11 straight home games for the first time since they won 14 in a row at Wrigley Field in 2008.

Gabriel Moreno and Adrian Del Castillo each hit two-run homers for Arizona in its fourth straight loss. Merrill Kelly (1-3) allowed six runs and eight hits in 4 1/3 innings.

The Diamondbacks had a chance to get back in the game in the seventh, loading the bases with two down. But Ketel Marte struck out swinging against Phil Maton, ending the inning.

Ballesteros connected for a two-run shot in the third, and the NL Central-leading Cubs added three more in the fifth.

Ballesteros reached on a leadoff walk and Alex Bregman followed with a bouncer to third. Nolan Arenado tried to get Ballesteros at second, but he beat out the throw. Ian Happ then walked after he used ABS to overturn a called third strike.

One batter later, Busch chased Kelly with a liner into the corner in right. Busch's first triple of the season gave Chicago a 6-2 lead.

Carson Kelly had two hits and two RBI for the Cubs, and Nico Hoerner went 2 for 5 in his return to the lineup after missing Saturday’s game because of tightness in his neck.

Up next Diamondbacks: LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (2-0, 3.03 ERA) starts Tuesday night against Pittsburgh in the opener of a six-game homestand. RHP Bubba Chandler (1-3, 4.97 ERA) takes the mound for the Pirates.

Cubs: RHP Edward Cabrera (3-0, 3.06 ERA) starts Monday night against Cincinnati in the opener of a four-game series.

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning Marte struck out swinging.
9th Inning Del Castillo homered to center (412 feet), Gurriel Jr. scored.
9th Inning Gurriel Jr. to second on fielder's indifference.
9th Inning Del Castillo hit for Barrosa
9th Inning Fernandez popped out to first.
9th Inning Moreno struck out swinging.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
1 Hit By Pitch 0
10 Ground Balls 13
8 Strikeouts 8
4 Runs Batted In 8
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
7 Hits 12
0 Stolen Bases 0
3 Walks 6
0 Catcher Interference 0
4 Runs 8
0 Ground Into Double Play 1
0 Sacrifice Flies 1
33 At Bats 35
2 Home Runs 1
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
11 Runners Left On Base 23
0 Triples 1
0 Game Winning RBIs 1
0 Intentional Walks 0
2 Doubles 4
15 Fly Balls 15
0 Caught Stealing 0
160 Pitches 156
0 Games Started 0
1 Pinch At Bats 0
1 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
0 Is Qualified In Steals 0
15 Total Bases 21
37 Plate Appearances 42
324.0 Projected Home Runs 162.0
4 Extra Base Hits 6
4.7 Runs Created 8.6
.212 Batting Average .343
1.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.455 Slugging Percentage .600
.333 Secondary Average .429
.297 On Base Percentage .429
.752 OBP Pct + SLG Pct 1.029
0.7 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.9
4.9 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 9.3
33.0 Batter Rating 57.5
16.5 At Bats Per Home Run 35.0
0.00 Stolen Base Percentage 0.00
4.32 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.71
.242 Isolated Power .257
0.38 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.75
.081 Walks Per Plate Appearance .143
.121 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .086
8.0 Runs Produced 16.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.5 Patience Ratio 0.7
0.2 Balls In Play Average 0.4
81.5 MLB Rating 102.0
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Wrigley Field

Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 35,597 | Capacity:

2026 National League West Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Los Angeles - 24 L1 0.6363636 42
Arizona 7.5 31 W1 0.52307695 34
San Diego 8 31 L1 0.515625 33
San Francisco 15 39 W1 0.4090909 27
Colorado 18 42 L4 0.36363637 24

2026 National League Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Milwaukee - 23 W3 0.63492066 40
St. Louis 5 28 W4 0.5555556 35
Pittsburgh 7.5 32 L3 0.5151515 34
Chicago 7.5 32 L1 0.5151515 34
Cincinnati 9.5 33 L4 0.484375 31
Full Standings