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Josh Rojas and David Peralta (two hits) each delivered RBI
singles for Arizona, which needed only one inning of offense to
halt its longest skid of the season. Gallen (3-0) retired the
first eight Cubs, but gave up an RBI double to Yan Gomes (two
hits) in the fourth for one of the two hits he allowed.
The right-hander, whose ERA sits at 1.14 over seven starts,
walked a season-high three batters, including two during a
40-pitch fifth, when he also hit Willson Contreras to load the
bases with two outs. However, Gallen got Ian Happ to ground out,
escaping unscathed before ending his night after five innings
and 88 pitches.
Activated off the COVID-19 injured list to make his first start
since May 1, Chicago's Marcus Stroman (1-4), allowed those three
runs -- two earned -- with five hits, and struck out six without
walking a batter over five innings. Stroman retired the first
nine batters he faced, five on strikeouts, but ran into trouble
the second time around the Diamondbacks' order.
Varsho opened the fourth with his drive into the center-field
shrubbery for his seventh homer of the season and third in four
career games at Wrigley Field. Ketel Marte later singled, went
to second on a passed ball and scored on a single from Rojas,
who advanced to second via right fielder Seiya Suzuki's poor
throw to the plate. Rojas came home on Peralta's single for a
3-0 Arizona lead.
The Cubs, who posted just four hits, got their run in the bottom
of that frame through Gomes' two-out, run-scoring double into
the left-field corner. They stranded nine and were 1-for-7 with
runners in scoring position.
Chicago, which took two of three at Arizona last weekend, has
dropped two straight after winning a season-high four in a row
and six of eight.
--Field Level Media
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