The Arizona Diamondbacks were on the brink of losing a four game series to the Chicago Cubs until an eight run, eighth inning allowed them to come back and win
The Arizona Diamondbacks and Chicago Cubs continued their four-game series at Chase Field with Game 3 on Saturday evening.
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit a game-tying, two-run homer, Josh Naylor had the go-ahead RBI double and the Arizona Diamondbacks used an eight-run eighth inning to rally past the Chicago Cubs 10-6 on Sunday.
Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell shared his thoughts on the team's bullpen collapse against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday.
A night after his heads-up defensive play sealed a victory for the Chicago Cubs, Dansby Swanson has his team in front of the Diamondbacks thanks to his bat. Swanson blasted a solo homer to left-center field in the top of the second inning,
Kyle Tucker hit his first home run with the Chicago Cubs, leading his new team to a 4-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night. Shota Imanaga pitched seven effective innings as Chicago bounced back from Friday's 8-1 loss to Arizona. Ryan Pressly worked a rocky ninth inning for his first save with the Cubs.
The Chicago Cubs were well on their way to winning the four-game road series against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday at Chase Field, but starting pitcher Matthew Boyd was pulled. Chicago took a 6-2 lead in Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks at the top of the eighth inning thanks to a three-run home run from outfielder Kyle Tucker.
The other two runs charged to Taillon scored on Geraldo Perdomo’s fourth-inning single and Smith’s fifth-inning automatic double off reliever Eli Morgan, which bounced over the right-field fence to drive in the inherited runner.
Suárez hit both of his homers off Cubs right-hander Jameson Tallion (0-1), who gave up six runs over 4 1/3 innings.
Josh Naylor's ability to draw walks, slug in key situations, and heads up baserunning proved to be the difference in the Diamondbacks' comeback win.