Chicago Cubs at Arizona Diamondbacks

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Chicago Cubs

76-57, 38-30 Away

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Arizona Diamondbacks

70-63, 39-29 Home

Ryan Waldschmidt hits game-winning 2-run HR with 2 outs in 9th to send D-backs past Cubs 5-4

Ryan Waldschmidt clobbers a walk-off HR for the Diamondbacks

The D-backs pulled one game behind the San Diego Padres for the final NL wild-card spot.

Trailing 4-3 in the ninth, Tim Tawa coaxed a one-out walk from Jacob Webb to start the decisive rally. Ildemaro Vargas flew out to right field for the second out before pinch-runner Jose Fernandez stole second base. Waldschmidt — a rookie — then launched a no-doubt homer over the left field fence to set off a raucous celebration.

It was Waldschmidt's second walk-off homer of the season.

Arizona trailed 4-0 in the eighth before mounting a two-out rally against reliever Daniel Palencia. Gabriel Moreno hit a check swing RBI double that hugged the first base line and stayed fair before Geraldo Perdomo's two-run single cut the deficit to 4-3. Webb relieved Palencia and coaxed a ground out from Max Kepler to end the threat.

Ian Happ hit a three-run homer in the fourth to push the Cubs ahead 3-0. Michael Busch's RBI single in the sixth made it 4-0. Busch and Seiya Suzuki both had two hits.

The D-backs' rally ruined a great outing for Clay Holmes, who breezed through the D-backs' lineup, giving up two singles and two walks while striking out five over seven scoreless innings. The right-hander has given up just one earned run over his past 19 innings, spanning three starts.

Arizona's Brandon Pfaadt (7-2) gave up four runs on six hits and two walks, striking out three. He didn't allow a hit over the first three innings, but gave up a single and a double in the fourth before Happ's three-run homer.

Up next The D-backs send LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4, 2.61 ERA) to the mound to face Cubs LHP Matthew Boyd (8-2, 4.15).

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Scoring Summary

	9th Inning	Waldschmidt homered to left (408 feet), Fernandez scored.
	9th Inning	Fernandez stole second. Chicago Cubs challenged: call on the field was upheld.
	9th Inning	Waldschmidt hit for Barrosa
	9th Inning	Vargas lined out to right.
	9th Inning	Fernandez ran for Tawa
	9th Inning	Tawa walked.

Statistics

CHC		ARI
1	Games Played	1
1	Team Games Played	1
1	Hit By Pitch	1
9	Ground Balls	13
5	Strikeouts	6
4	Runs Batted In	5
0	Sacrifice Hit	0
7	Hits	5
0	Stolen Bases	1
2	Walks	4
0	Catcher Interference	0
4	Runs	5
1	Ground Into Double Play	0
0	Sacrifice Flies	0
32	At Bats	31
1	Home Runs	1
0	Grand Slam Home Runs	0
9	Runners Left On Base	13
0	Triples	0
0	Game Winning RBIs	1
0	Intentional Walks	0
2	Doubles	1
18	Fly Balls	12
1	Caught Stealing	0
139	Pitches	135
0	Games Started	0
0	Pinch At Bats	1
0	Pinch Hits	1
0.0	Player Rating	0.0
1	Is Qualified	1
1	Is Qualified In Steals	1
12	Total Bases	9
35	Plate Appearances	36
162.0	Projected Home Runs	162.0
3	Extra Base Hits	2
2.9	Runs Created	2.9
.219	Batting Average	.161
.000	Pinch Hit Average	1.000
.375	Slugging Percentage	.290
.188	Secondary Average	.290
.286	On Base Percentage	.278
.661	OBP Pct + SLG Pct	.568
0.5	Ground To Fly Ball Ratio	1.1
2.9	Runs Created Per 27 Outs	3.0
30.0	Batter Rating	31.0
32.0	At Bats Per Home Run	31.0
0.00	Stolen Base Percentage	1.00
3.97	Pitches Per Plate Appearance	3.75
.156	Isolated Power	.129
0.40	Walk To Strikeout Ratio	0.67
.057	Walks Per Plate Appearance	.111
-.031	Secondary Average Minus Batting Average	.129
8.0	Runs Produced	10.0
1.0	Runs Ratio	1.0
0.4	Patience Ratio	0.4
0.2	Balls In Play Average	0.2
79.0	MLB Rating	76.5
0.0	Offensive Wins Above Replacement	0.0
0.0	Wins Above Replacement	0.0