Arizona Diamondbacks Defeat Chicago Cubs 5-4, Improve to 70-63

Final result

Arizona Diamondbacks defeated Chicago Cubs 5-4 in 9 innings.

MLB data listed Chicago Cubs at 76-57 (.571).

MLB data listed Arizona Diamondbacks at 70-63 (.526).

How the game changed

Scoring by inning: 4th — Chicago Cubs 3 runs; 6th — Chicago Cubs 1 run; 8th — Arizona Diamondbacks 3 runs; 9th — Arizona Diamondbacks 2 runs.

Ian Happ (Chicago Cubs): 1 hit, 3 RBI, 1 home run, 1 run. Ryan Waldschmidt (Arizona Diamondbacks): 1 hit, 2 RBI, 1 home run, 1 run. Clay Holmes (Chicago Cubs): 7.0 innings and 5 strikeouts. Geraldo Perdomo (Arizona Diamondbacks): 2 hits, 2 RBI, 0 runs. Michael Busch (Chicago Cubs): 2 hits, 1 RBI, 1 run. Gabriel Moreno (Arizona Diamondbacks): 1 hit, 1 RBI, 1 run.

Ian Happ hit a home run for Chicago Cubs in the top of the 4th (3 RBI). Ryan Waldschmidt hit a home run for Arizona Diamondbacks in the bottom of the 9th (2 RBI).

Season and playoff context

This was Game 2 of 3 in the regular-season series.

In the 2026 standings, the Chicago Cubs were 76-57, 2nd in the division, 5.5 games back in the division, 1st in the wild-card standings, 5.0 games ahead in the wild-card race, wild-card leader, elimination number 25.

In the 2026 standings, the Arizona Diamondbacks were 70-63, 3rd in the division, 10.5 games back in the division, 4th in the wild-card standings, 1.0 wild-card games back, elimination number 20, wild-card elimination number 29.

Official game sources

• MLB Stats API game feed
• MLB Stats API box score
• MLB Stats API line score
• MLB Stats API standings