A quiet pitching duel belonged to the Arizona Diamondbacks, who blanked the Chicago Cubs behind Eduardo Rodriguez and a late insurance run.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ARI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Rodriguez anchored Arizona with a sharp seven-inning scoreless start, limiting Chicago's offense while piling up strikeouts. The Diamondbacks' bullpen protected the lead, with Brandyn Garcia and Juan Morillo completing the team shutout.
Jordan Lawlar gave Arizona the lead in the sixth when he homered on a fly ball to right field. In the eighth, Ryan Waldschmidt's sacrifice double play brought James McCann home and expanded the advantage.
Matt Boyd kept Chicago close through his outing, but the Cubs could not answer after Lawlar's homer. Seiya Suzuki drew walks but did not produce a hit, while Michael Busch was also held hitless.
Arizona extended its winning streak, while Chicago's losing streak continued. The game stayed defined by pitching control from start to finish.
Arizona Diamondbacks defeated Chicago Cubs, 2-0.
- Jordan Lawlar went 2-for-3 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .290 on the season).
- Seiya Suzuki went 0-for-2 (batting .270 on the season).
- Ryan Waldschmidt went 0-for-1 with 1 RBI (batting .275 on the season).
- Eduardo Rodriguez allowed 0 runs on 2 hits over 7.0 innings, striking out 9, to earn the win (14-4) (2.50 ERA).
- Matt Boyd allowed 1 run on 3 hits over 6.0 innings, striking out 5, and took the loss (8-3) (3.99 ERA).
- Juan Morillo allowed 0 runs on 0 hits over 1.0 inning, and closed it out for the save (2) (2.24 ERA).
Arizona Diamondbacks improved to 71-63 (2 straight wins); Chicago Cubs fell to 76-58 (2 straight losses).