Chicago Cubs at Arizona Diamondbacks

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Chicago Cubs

2-4, 2-2 Away

Final
6 - 10

Arizona Diamondbacks

2-2, 2-2 Home

Diamondbacks rally for 8 runs in the eighth to beat the Cubs 10-6, split 4-game series

Pitcher Ryne Nelson makes history with RBI in first MLB at-bat

The teams split the four-game series.

The D-backs trailed 6-2 in the eighth but sent 12 batters to the plate in a stunning rally. Alek Thomas and Corbin Carroll coaxed back-to-back walks from Caleb Thielbar to start the inning.

Eli Morgan (0-1) came on in relief before giving up a string of hits, starting with a two-run double to Geraldo Perdomo. Gurriel followed with his game-tying homer in the left field seats, Gabriel Moreno singled and Naylor brought him home with a double to deep center for a 7-6 lead.

Pitcher Ryne Nelson — pinch hitting because the D-backs were out of bench players — put Arizona up 8-6 with an RBI single through a drawn-in infield. The Cubs brought in another reliever Colin Rea, but Thomas made it 9-6 with another RBI single and Carroll's double made it 10-6.

The Cubs took a 6-2 lead in the top of the eighth on Kyle Tucker's three-run homer. Chicago's Seiya Suzuki made it 3-0 with his homer in the sixth off lefty Eduardo Rodriguez, shaking a 2 for 21 start to the season.

Chicago's Matthew Boyd gave up four hits and three walks over five scoreless innings while striking out five.

Rodriguez gave up three runs on three hits and three walks, striking out five. Justin Martinez (1-0) got the win with a scoreless eighth.

Key moment There were plenty of highlights in the eighth, but Nelson's single was the biggest stunner of the bunch. It also gave the D-backs a much-needed two-run cushion.

Key stat Nelson's single was the first plate appearance, hit and RBI of his career.

Up next The Cubs face the A's on Monday in Sacramento. Chicago will throw RHP Ben Brown while the A's counter with RHP Joey Estes.

The Diamondbacks face the Yankees on Tuesday in New York. RHP Corbin Burnes makes his first start for the D-backs while the Yankees will throw RHP Will Warren.

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Scoring Summary

	9th Inning	Tucker struck out swinging.
	9th Inning	Suzuki walked.
	9th Inning	Happ struck out swinging.
	9th Inning	Amaya grounded out to shortstop.
	9th Inning	Shaw doubled to left.
	9th Inning	Puk relieved Nelson

Statistics

CHC		ARI
1	Games Played	1
1	Team Games Played	1
0	Hit By Pitch	0
12	Ground Balls	11
10	Strikeouts	6
6	Runs Batted In	10
0	Sacrifice Hit	1
9	Hits	14
0	Stolen Bases	2
4	Walks	9
0	Catcher Interference	0
6	Runs	10
1	Ground Into Double Play	0
0	Sacrifice Flies	1
35	At Bats	35
3	Home Runs	1
0	Grand Slam Home Runs	0
13	Runners Left On Base	28
0	Triples	0
0	Game Winning RBIs	1
0	Intentional Walks	1
1	Doubles	4
13	Fly Balls	20
0	Caught Stealing	0
160	Pitches	168
0	Games Started	0
1	Pinch At Bats	4
0	Pinch Hits	2
0.0	Player Rating	0.0
1	Is Qualified	1
0	Is Qualified In Steals	1
19	Total Bases	21
39	Plate Appearances	46
486.0	Projected Home Runs	162.0
4	Extra Base Hits	5
6.0	Runs Created	11.3
.257	Batting Average	.400
.000	Pinch Hit Average	.500
.543	Slugging Percentage	.600
.400	Secondary Average	.514
.333	On Base Percentage	.511
.876	OBP Pct + SLG Pct	1.111
0.9	Ground To Fly Ball Ratio	0.6
6.0	Runs Created Per 27 Outs	13.2
44.0	Batter Rating	67.0
11.7	At Bats Per Home Run	35.0
0.00	Stolen Base Percentage	1.00
4.10	Pitches Per Plate Appearance	3.65
.286	Isolated Power	.200
0.40	Walk To Strikeout Ratio	1.50
.103	Walks Per Plate Appearance	.196
.143	Secondary Average Minus Batting Average	.114
12.0	Runs Produced	20.0
1.0	Runs Ratio	1.0
0.6	Patience Ratio	0.7
0.3	Balls In Play Average	0.5
91.0	MLB Rating	110.5
0.0	Offensive Wins Above Replacement	0.0
0.0	Wins Above Replacement	0.0