The Diamondbacks/Cubs series wraps up with Patrick Corbin taking on Jake Arrieta looking for his 10th win of the season. He starts off the first inning with a K followed up by a walk and then two more strike outs to end the inning. Corbin would get the first two outs of the bottom half but then gives up a single passed shortstop to Kris Bryant who would advance to second when Jorge Soler gets hit by a pitch. Javier Baez would ground out to end the inning.
The second inning, The Great One off his game gives up two singles to Chris Herrman and Chris Owings. Yasmany Thomas would see the first pitch as a ball but then takes the next one to right center scoring both Chris’s making it a two RBI double. Jake would settle down by striking out the next three batters to end the top half of the second. Arizona 2-0. With one out in the bottom half of the inning, Matt Szczur would send a line drive to left for a single but would be forced out when Miguel Montero sends a ground ball to Goldschmidt who throws it to short for the force. With two outs, The Great One steps in the box and sends a double to center scoring Montero. Fowler would end the inning with a ground out to third. Cubs 1, Arizona 2. The top of the third and Jake only strikes out two batters and gets the other to ground out. Corbin would only have one K in the bottom half but it would be a 1-2-3 inning for him also.
Arreita would again strike out three batters to end the inning but not before giving up another single to Chris Owings. Corbin repeats his third inning with one K and 1-2-3 inning. The top of the fifth would see Jake giving up lead off single to his counter part Corbin, and then three straight singles to Michael Bourn, Phil Gosselin and Goldschmidt, which his would score an RBI. He would get Jake Lamb to strike out for the second out of the inning. Chris Herrmann would get his second single of the game but Phil would get caught in a run down for the third out. Arizona 3, Cubs 1. The bottom half, Montero would lead off with a single and then advance on Jake’s sac bunt but he wouldn’t cross home as Fowler and Zobrist would both ground out.
Trevor Cahill would enter the game in the top of the sixth and get the first two batters out, gives up a walk to Brandon Drury but ends the inning striking out Corbin. Corbin stays in the game get the first two batters to ground out. With two outs, Javier Baez would send one just over the right field basket for his fourth home run of the season. Russell would ground out to end the inning.
Cahill still in the game strikes out the first two batters and then appears to strike out Goldscmidt on a check swing, but it turns out to be ball 4. Joel Maddon walks out of the dug out and questions the call no before even making it to the field is ejected. He “gets his money’s worth” making his case for a short delay. Justin Grimm comes into the game getting Jake Lamb would ground out to end the inning. Corbin still in the game, strikes out two and gets one batter to ground out.
Travis Wood comes into the 8th giving a lead off single to Hermann who advances on Ahmed’s sac bunt. Wood gets Tomas to strike out then intentionally walks Drury. Rickie Weeks, Jr, pinch hits for Corbin to pop out to end the inning. Tyler Clippard enters the bottom half of the 8th getting Fowler to fly out to left. Zobrist walks, but Bryant strikes out and Soler grounds out to end the inning.
Wood stays in for the ninth, striking out Michael Bourn to be replaced by Adam Warren. Adam gets Gosselin to ground out but walks Goldshmidt. He does end the inning by getting Jake Lamb to line out. Brad Ziegler enters the game for the Dbacks getting the first two batters out. Anthony Rizzo walks to breath some life into Wrigley. With two outs and Rizzo on first Miguel Montero steps into the box and sends a soft grounder to Goldscmidt to end the inning.
Although the Cubs lost 3 to 2, Arreita strikes out 12 in 5 innings walking 1 but giving up an unusual 9 hits that would score the 3 runs. The bullpen really kept things together with four innings giving up only 1 hit on 6 strike outs. The Cubs embark on a 9 game road trip headed east, #LetsGoCubs.
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