NICO Hoerner scored the tying run with a mad dash from second base on a wild pitch in the ninth and delivered the tiebreaking single in the 11th as the Chicago Cubs notched a 3-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday (Tuesday in Manila) at Phoenix.
Michael Busch homered in his fifth consecutive game to tie the Cubs’ franchise record, joining Hack Wilson (1928), Ryne Sandberg (1989), Sammy Sosa (1998) and Christopher Morel (2023). Hoerner and Garrett Cooper had two hits apiece as Chicago won its third consecutive game.
Jake McCarthy had an RBI single in the second that represented Arizona’s lone hit through the first 7 1/3 innings. Corbin Carroll added a run-scoring single in the eighth for the Diamondbacks, who finished with three hits while losing for the second time in six games.
Keegan Thompson (1-0) pitched two scoreless innings for the win, while Bryce Jarvis (0-1) took the loss.
In other games, it was the Royals 2, White Sox 0; Braves 6, Astros 1; Guardians 6, Red Sox 0; Nationals 6, Dodgers 4; Rangers 1, Tigers 0; Orioles 7, Twins 4; Phillies 2, Rockies 1 (10 innings); Giants 4, Marlins 3; Angels 7, Rays 3
Mets 6, Pirates 3; Blue Jays 3, Yankees 1; Padres 7, Brewers 3; Mariners 9, Reds 3; and Cardinals 3, A’s 1.
Royals 2, White Sox 0
Seth Lugo threw seven shutout innings and Vinnie Pasquantino homered and doubled to lead visiting Kansas City past Chicago.
Lugo (3-0) scattered four singles, walked one and struck out four while lowering his ERA to 1.05. James McArthur pitched the ninth for his third save.
The loss was the 14th in 16 games for the White Sox, the worst start in the franchise’s 124-year history. Nick Nastrini (0-1) took the defeat in his major league debut, allowing two runs over five innings.
