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05/03 16:15 CDT Busch stars as the surging Cubs beat the Diamondbacks 8-4 for
their 5th consecutive win
Busch stars as the surging Cubs beat the Diamondbacks 8-4 for their 5th
consecutive win
By JAY COHEN
AP Baseball Writer
CHICAGO (AP) --- Michael Busch hit a three-run triple and a sacrifice fly, and
the Chicago Cubs beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-4 on Sunday for their fifth
straight win.
Moiss 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 RBIs 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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