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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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