Junior Lake, Cubs help boot Diamondbacks from 1st in NL West
Rookie Junior Lake hit his first major league homer and drove in three runs to power the Chicago Cubs to a 4-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Chicago Cubs
4
Arizona Diamondbacks
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| ARI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Chase Field · 21,288 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
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Play Result 4-2
J Lake singled to left center, D Barney scored, N Schierholtz to second.
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Advancing On Force 4-2
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Play Result 3-2
P Goldschmidt reached on infield single to second, A Eaton scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
M Prado hit sacrifice fly to right, D Gregorius scored, A Eaton to third.
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Advancing On Play 3-1
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Bunted Foul 3-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
J Lake homered to center (435 feet), C Rusin scored.
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Advancing On Force 3-0
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 1-0
Pitch 7: in play
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Bunted Foul 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 1-0
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
D Navarro homered to left (402 feet).
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Inning 4-2
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
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Play Result 4-2
A Eaton grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 4-2
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-2
A Eaton batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
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Play Result 4-2
D Gregorius singled to center.
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Single 4-2
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 4-2
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 4-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-2
D Gregorius batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
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Play Result 4-2
G Parra grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 4-2
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Ball 4-2
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-2
G Parra batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
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Play Result 4-2
C Ross grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 4-2
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 4-2
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 4-2
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 4-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-2
C Ross batting
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Play Result 4-2
K Gregg relieved P Strop.
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Start Inning 4-2
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 4-2
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Lineup Change 4-2
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End Inning 4-2
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
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Play Result 4-2
S Castro grounded into double play, third to first, N Schierholtz out at third.
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Advancing On Force 4-2
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Ground Out 4-2
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-2
S Castro batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
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Play Result 4-2
J Lake singled to left center, D Barney scored, N Schierholtz to second.
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Advancing On Force 4-2
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Head to Head
Injuries
Arizona Diamondbacks
- Cristian Mena Out
- Andrew Saalfrank Out
- Corbin Carroll Out
Chicago Cubs
- Ben Brown Out
- Riley Martin Out
- Justin Steele Out
- Phil Maton Out
- Shelby Miller Out
Lineups
ConfirmedARI
AJ PollockCF16
Martin Prado3B14
Paul Goldschmidt1B46
Aaron Hill2B7
Miguel MonteroC14
Cody RossLF7
Gerardo ParraRF88
Didi GregoriusSS18
Tyler SkaggsP45
Substitutes
Josh CollmenterP55
Wil NievesPH7
Eric ChavezPH12
Tony SippP36
J.J. PutzP40
Will HarrisP36
Adam EatonCF9
CHC
Junior LakeCF48
Starlin CastroSS13
Anthony Rizzo1B48
Alfonso SorianoLF12
Cody Ransom3B
Dioner NavarroC17
Cole GillespieRF92
Darwin Barney2B20
Chris RusinP52
Substitutes
Blake ParkerP53
Dave SappeltPH
James RussellP88
Matt GuerrierP54
Pedro StropP64
Nate SchierholtzPH62
Kevin GreggP
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