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Cubs

Almora Jr. grounded out, first baseman Goldschmidt to pitcher Y.López.

Hendricks sacrificed, pitcher Y.López to second baseman Descalso, Bote to second.

Sacrificed, pitcher Y.López to second baseman Descalso, Bote to second.

Grounded out, first baseman Goldschmidt to pitcher Y.López.

Diamondbacks

Rizzo grounded into fielder's choice, second baseman Descalso to shortstop Ahmed, Almora Jr. scored, Bryant out.

Grounded into fielder's choice, second baseman Descalso to shortstop Ahmed, Almora Jr. scored, Bryant out.

J.Báez homered to left on a 0-1 count, Rizzo scored.

Homered to left on a 0-1 count, Rizzo scored.

Bryant homered to right on a 2-2 count, Almora Jr. scored.

Homered to right on a 2-2 count, Almora Jr. scored.

Cubs sixth.  Almora Jr. singled to right.  Bryant singled to center, Almora Jr. to third.  Rizzo grounded into fielder's choice, second baseman Descalso to shortstop Ahmed, Almora Jr. scored, Bryant out.  J.Báez homered to left on a 0-1 count, Rizzo scored.  Zobrist was out bunting, catcher Avila to first baseman Goldschmidt.  Contreras grounded out, pitcher Corbin to first baseman Goldschmidt.

Cubs eighth.  Delgado pitching.  Almora Jr. singled to center.  On Delgado's wild pitch, Almora Jr. to second.  Bryant homered to right on a 2-2 count, Almora Jr. scored.  Rizzo flied out to center fielder Pollock.  J.Báez flied out to left fielder D.Peralta.  Zobrist singled to left.  Y.López pitching.  Jay in as right fielder.  Contreras struck out.

Diamondbacks ninth.  Heyward in as right fielder.  Pollock homered to right on a 0-1 count.  E.Escobar flied out to center fielder Almora Jr.  D.Peralta lined out to right fielder Heyward.  Goldschmidt singled to center.  J.Wilson pitching.  Goldschmidt was caught stealing, catcher Contreras to shortstop Russell, Goldschmidt out.

 The Cubs and Diamondbacks split a four-game series in late-July; the Cubs had a .582 OPS in the series, their worst against any opponent this season, and the Diamondbacks pitching staff posted a 2.62 ERA.

 The Diamondbacks offense has been as volatile as any club in MLB; in May, they ranked 30th in runs per game (2.85), jumped to 4th from June-July (5.24), and have fallen back to 24th in Aug-Sept (3.95).

 Paul Goldschmidt has a career .358/.475/.716 slash line against the Cubs. The only six other players in the live-ball era with .350+/.475+/.700+ lines against any opponent are Barry Bonds, Manny Ramirez, Mickey Mantle, Jimmie Foxx, and Josh Donaldson (minimum 150 PA).

 Kyle Hendricks' K/9 before the All-Star break was 6.54, and since the break it has jumped to 8.81. That differential in K/9 ranks fifth in baseball this season among ERA qualifiers; the only NL pitcher with a bigger jump has been Jake Arrieta (6.29&#61664;8.74).

 Patrick Corbin has a 34.4 percent swing-and-miss rate this season. There have only been two qualified pitchers with higher single-season marks in the last 25 years: Pedro Martinez in 1999 (35.8) and 1997 (34.9), and Chris Sale in 2018 (35.2).

  In his career through almost four seasons, Kris Bryant has 130 doubles, 15 triples, and 105 home runs. The only other two active players to reach these marks through four seasons are Nolan Arenado and Ryan Braun, and of the six non-active players all-time to reach these marks, five are in Cooperstown.

HP - Barrett, 1B - Reynolds, 2B - Barksdale, 3B - Little

PHOENIX -- The Cubs have played some of their best baseball here in crunch time, a stretch that has taken a big bite out of the Diamondbacks' playoff chances.
The Cubs will enter Day 28 of a string of 30 straight days in which games were scheduled (if not necessarily played) with the first of a three-game series at Arizona on Monday.

Fun-loving Cubs visit fading Diamondbacks

PHOENIX (AP)  Kyle Hendricks received a standing ovation from Chicago Cubs fans in Arizona for merely laying down a sacrifice bunt in the top of the ninth inning.
He earned all that applause away from home with the way he pitched on the mound.

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Chicago Cubs @ Arizona Diamondbacks on September 18, 2018

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