Busch helps the Cubs top the Diamondbacks 6-5 in series opener
[May 02, 2026]
By JAY COHEN
CHICAGO (AP) — Michael Busch had two hits and two RBIs,
helping Colin Rea and the Chicago Cubs top the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-5
on Friday.
Alex Bregman added a run-scoring double as banged-up Chicago posted its
third consecutive win. Rea (4-1) scattered eight hits over 5 1/3
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Chicago Cubs' Michael Busch (29) hits a two-run single during the first
inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Friday, May
1, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley) |
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Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner departed in the second because
of neck tightness. Hoerner is off to a terrific start this year,
batting .297 with four homers and 26 RBIs while playing his
usual stellar defense.
Arizona's Ildemaro Vargas extended his career-best hitting
streak to 27 games, but the Diamondbacks lost for the seventh
time in their last 10 games. Vargas went 4 for 4 with four
singles and a walk, raising his batting average to .404.
Arizona trailed 6-1 before rallying in the sixth. Jorge Barrosa
hit an RBI double off Ryan Rolison before Geraldo Perdomo
connected for a three-run homer that landed in the basket in
left field.
Following a Vargas single, Rolison struck out Corbin Carroll and
Adrian Del Castillo to preserve Chicago's one-run lead.
Phil Maton struck out two in a perfect seventh for the Cubs, and
Jacob Webb retired the Diamondbacks in order in the eighth. With
Daniel Palencia sidelined by an oblique injury, Webb also
handled the ninth for his first save of the season.
Arizona right-hander Zac Gallen (1-2) permitted six runs and
seven hits in 3 2/3 innings. Gallen departed his previous start
against San Diego in Mexico City after he was hit by a line
drive on his pitching shoulder.
Chicago jumped in front on Busch's two-run single with two down
in the first. Carson Kelly added an RBI single when second
baseman Vargas and center fielder Alek Thomas misplayed his
flyball on a cold and windy day at Wrigley Field.
The Cubs tacked on three more runs in the fourth. Dansby Swanson
hit an RBI single and scored on Bregman's double to left.
Up next
Ryne Nelson (1-2, 7.71 ERA) starts for Arizona on Saturday, and
left-hander Shota Imanaga (2-2, 3.15 ERA) pitches for Chicago
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