Arizona Diamondbacks at Chicago Cubs
Final
Recap
CHICAGO -- 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. Moisés 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.
How the bets landed
Moneyline favoriteCHC -159 · 58% to win
WonRun LineCHC -1.5
CoveredTotalO/U 11.75 · 12 scored
OverAgainst the consensus line at the start, across 16 books
Team stats
7Hits12
2Home runs1
3Walks6
8Strikeouts8
0Stolen bases0
156Pitches thrown160
8Pitching strikeouts8
Box score
Batting
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan Arenado3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Adrian Del CastilloPH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ildemaro Vargas1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ketel Marte2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Geraldo PerdomoSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose FernandezDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jorge BarrosaCF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lourdes Gurriel Jr.LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gabriel MorenoC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Corbin CarrollRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
Pitching
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul SewaldP | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Brandon PfaadtP | 2.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan ThompsonP | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merrill KellyP | 4.1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 |