CHICAGO -- The shortest of Paul Goldschmidt's
three home runs on Thursday -- the one that went only about halfway up
the left-center bleachers at Wrigley Field -- turned out to be his
biggest.
Goldschmidt snapped a tie in the ninth inning with his third long drive of the game, and the Arizona Diamondbacks pulled out a rain-delayed 10-8 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Thursday.
The Diamondbacks first baseman hit a 3-2 pitch from Wade Davis (2-1) deep into the right-center bleachers with one out. J.D. Martinez followed with another solo blast off the Cubs closer.
"Crazy. I've never had three home runs and just to win that game back and forth is good for our team," Goldschmidt said.
Goldschmidt's first homer was a three-run shot to the top of the left-center bleachers in the first. His two-run shot in the fifth rocketed down the left field line and bounced high on Waveland Avenue to make it 6-1.
In the ninth, Goldschmidt wasn't swinging for the fences.
"When it's a tie game and you're facing Wade Davis who's one of the best closers in the game, it's not a guy you try to hit a home run off of," Goldschmidt said. "I just told myself to get on for J.D. Just try to hit a single and not do too much."
Brandon Drury also homered for Arizona, which remained percentage points ahead of Colorado for the top NL wild card despite blowing a five-run lead.
"Bottom line is, we won the game and found a way to do that," manager Torey Lovullo said. "Goldschmidt has one of those special days you dream about and the timing couldn't have been any better."
Willson Contreras hit two home runs and had a career-high six RBI for Chicago, which lost consecutive games for the first time since the All-Star break. The Cubs' NL Central lead over Milwaukee slipped to 1 1/2 games.
"I feel like I didn't do enough to help the team to win," Contreras said. "I'd rather go 0 for 5 with a win than 3 for 5 with 6 RBI."
Jake Barrett (1-0), Arizona's fifth reliever, got two outs in the eighth for the win. Fernando Rodney worked around two walks in the ninth to earn his 24th save in 29 chances.
Jake Lamb singled in two runs in the eighth to put Arizona back ahead 8-7 after blowing a five-run lead. Chicago's John Jay tied game at 8 in the bottom of the inning when he bounced into fielder's choice with the bases loaded and Jason Heyward scored.
Jose Quintana was hit hard in his fourth start with the Cubs, allowing up six runs. The lefty had not permitted more than three runs in three starts since moving across town in a July 13 trade with the White Sox.
Arizona starter Zack Greinke allowed a season-high six runs in six-plus innings.
Contreras' performance had something do with that, manager Joe Maddon said. The Cubs catcher has 13 of his 18 homers since June 19 and is batting .343 since July 9.
"That's a good test for (Contreras) right there, how he handles a pitcher who knows how to pitch," Maddon said.
Contreras' second homer, a three-run drive in the sixth, got the Cubs within 6-5.
The game started 90 minutes late because of storms and then was interrupted for 35 minutes in the second and 30 in the ninth.
OUT OF THE PARK, OUT OF THE ORDINARY
Davis, who has converted 22 straight save chances with Chicago, had allowed only one homer this season before Thursday. The All-Star gave up only three homers over the past three years with Kansas City.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Diamondbacks: LHP Robbie Ray (concussion) was set to see a specialist in Phoenix on Thursday. He was hit in the head by a line drive last week. Ray had been scheduled to start on Friday at San Francisco, but will be pushed back. . SS Chris Owings had successful surgery on his right middle finger this week and GM Mike Hazen hopes Owings will return in six to eight weeks. . RHP Randall Delgado (right elbow) threw from 75 feet Wednesday and will resume his rehab protocol on Friday. . OF Yasmany Tomas (right groin tendinitis) is "trending in a positive direction" and has been hitting and throwing, manager Torey Lovullo said.
Cubs: Javier Baez was back in the lineup at shortstop. He appeared to favor his left leg coming out of the box on a groundout in the fifth inning on Tuesday, but stayed in the game. He sat out Wednesday.
UP NEXT
Diamondbacks: LHP Anthony Banda (0-1, 6.35) will start at San Francisco on Friday in place of Ray. Banda made his major league debut on July 22 and gave up four runs in 5 2/3 innings in a loss to Washington. Lefty Madison Bumgarner (1-4, 2.92) pitches for the Giants in his fifth start since returning from the DL on July 15. Against the Dodgers last Sunday, Bumgarner tossed seven scoreless innings and struck out seven in a no-decision.
Cubs: RHP Kyle Hendricks (4-3, 3.80) makes his third start since being activated from the DL on July 24 and faces Washington RHP Tanner Roark (8-7, 4.93) in an afternoon game. Hendricks allowed one earned run in five innings in a no-decision last Saturday at Milwaukee.
Goldschmidt snapped a tie in the ninth inning with his third long drive of the game, and the Arizona Diamondbacks pulled out a rain-delayed 10-8 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Thursday.
The Diamondbacks first baseman hit a 3-2 pitch from Wade Davis (2-1) deep into the right-center bleachers with one out. J.D. Martinez followed with another solo blast off the Cubs closer.
"Crazy. I've never had three home runs and just to win that game back and forth is good for our team," Goldschmidt said.
Goldschmidt's first homer was a three-run shot to the top of the left-center bleachers in the first. His two-run shot in the fifth rocketed down the left field line and bounced high on Waveland Avenue to make it 6-1.
In the ninth, Goldschmidt wasn't swinging for the fences.
"When it's a tie game and you're facing Wade Davis who's one of the best closers in the game, it's not a guy you try to hit a home run off of," Goldschmidt said. "I just told myself to get on for J.D. Just try to hit a single and not do too much."
Brandon Drury also homered for Arizona, which remained percentage points ahead of Colorado for the top NL wild card despite blowing a five-run lead.
"Bottom line is, we won the game and found a way to do that," manager Torey Lovullo said. "Goldschmidt has one of those special days you dream about and the timing couldn't have been any better."
Willson Contreras hit two home runs and had a career-high six RBI for Chicago, which lost consecutive games for the first time since the All-Star break. The Cubs' NL Central lead over Milwaukee slipped to 1 1/2 games.
"I feel like I didn't do enough to help the team to win," Contreras said. "I'd rather go 0 for 5 with a win than 3 for 5 with 6 RBI."
Jake Barrett (1-0), Arizona's fifth reliever, got two outs in the eighth for the win. Fernando Rodney worked around two walks in the ninth to earn his 24th save in 29 chances.
Jake Lamb singled in two runs in the eighth to put Arizona back ahead 8-7 after blowing a five-run lead. Chicago's John Jay tied game at 8 in the bottom of the inning when he bounced into fielder's choice with the bases loaded and Jason Heyward scored.
Jose Quintana was hit hard in his fourth start with the Cubs, allowing up six runs. The lefty had not permitted more than three runs in three starts since moving across town in a July 13 trade with the White Sox.
Arizona starter Zack Greinke allowed a season-high six runs in six-plus innings.
Contreras' performance had something do with that, manager Joe Maddon said. The Cubs catcher has 13 of his 18 homers since June 19 and is batting .343 since July 9.
"That's a good test for (Contreras) right there, how he handles a pitcher who knows how to pitch," Maddon said.
Contreras' second homer, a three-run drive in the sixth, got the Cubs within 6-5.
The game started 90 minutes late because of storms and then was interrupted for 35 minutes in the second and 30 in the ninth.
OUT OF THE PARK, OUT OF THE ORDINARY
Davis, who has converted 22 straight save chances with Chicago, had allowed only one homer this season before Thursday. The All-Star gave up only three homers over the past three years with Kansas City.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Diamondbacks: LHP Robbie Ray (concussion) was set to see a specialist in Phoenix on Thursday. He was hit in the head by a line drive last week. Ray had been scheduled to start on Friday at San Francisco, but will be pushed back. . SS Chris Owings had successful surgery on his right middle finger this week and GM Mike Hazen hopes Owings will return in six to eight weeks. . RHP Randall Delgado (right elbow) threw from 75 feet Wednesday and will resume his rehab protocol on Friday. . OF Yasmany Tomas (right groin tendinitis) is "trending in a positive direction" and has been hitting and throwing, manager Torey Lovullo said.
Cubs: Javier Baez was back in the lineup at shortstop. He appeared to favor his left leg coming out of the box on a groundout in the fifth inning on Tuesday, but stayed in the game. He sat out Wednesday.
UP NEXT
Diamondbacks: LHP Anthony Banda (0-1, 6.35) will start at San Francisco on Friday in place of Ray. Banda made his major league debut on July 22 and gave up four runs in 5 2/3 innings in a loss to Washington. Lefty Madison Bumgarner (1-4, 2.92) pitches for the Giants in his fifth start since returning from the DL on July 15. Against the Dodgers last Sunday, Bumgarner tossed seven scoreless innings and struck out seven in a no-decision.
Cubs: RHP Kyle Hendricks (4-3, 3.80) makes his third start since being activated from the DL on July 24 and faces Washington RHP Tanner Roark (8-7, 4.93) in an afternoon game. Hendricks allowed one earned run in five innings in a no-decision last Saturday at Milwaukee.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Arizona - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Jose Quintana pitching for Chicago | ARI | CHC |
| Blanco singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Rosales singled to left center, Blanco to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Pollock popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt homered to left center (412 feet), Blanco and Rosales scored. | 3 | 0 |
| Martinez struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Drury homered to left (444 feet). | 4 | 0 |
| Lamb struck out looking. | 4 | 0 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | ARI | CHC |
| Jay grounded out to first. | 4 | 0 |
| Bryant struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| Rizzo flied out to left. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jose Quintana pitching for Chicago | ARI | CHC |
| Mathis grounded out to pitcher. | 4 | 0 |
| Greinke grounded out to second. | 4 | 0 |
| Blanco fouled out to left. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | ARI | CHC |
| Contreras homered to left center (429 feet). | 4 | 1 |
| Schwarber struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| Happ struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| Heyward flied out to center. | 4 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jose Quintana pitching for Chicago | ARI | CHC |
| Rosales struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| Pollock grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 1 |
| Goldschmidt struck out looking. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | ARI | CHC |
| Báez grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 1 |
| Quintana struck out looking. | 4 | 1 |
| Jay doubled to left. | 4 | 1 |
| Bryant popped out to second. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jose Quintana pitching for Chicago | ARI | CHC |
| Martinez walked. | 4 | 1 |
| Drury grounded into fielder's choice to second, Martinez out at second. | 4 | 1 |
| Lamb hit by pitch, Drury to second. | 4 | 1 |
| Mathis struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| Greinke lined out to right. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | ARI | CHC |
| Rizzo singled to right. | 4 | 1 |
| Contreras lined out to right. | 4 | 1 |
| Schwarber singled to deep right, Rizzo to third. | 4 | 1 |
| Happ grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Schwarber out at second. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jose Quintana pitching for Chicago | ARI | CHC |
| Blanco grounded out to second. | 4 | 1 |
| Rosales grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 1 |
| Pollock reached on infield single to shortstop. | 4 | 1 |
| Goldschmidt homered to left (411 feet), Pollock scored. | 6 | 1 |
| Martinez struck out swinging. | 6 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | ARI | CHC |
| Heyward grounded out to first. | 6 | 1 |
| Báez tripled to deep right. | 6 | 1 |
| Almora Jr. hit for Quintana. | 6 | 1 |
| Almora Jr. fouled out to third. | 6 | 1 |
| Báez scored on Greinke's wild pitch. | 6 | 2 |
| Jay struck out looking. | 6 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Brian Duensing pitching for Chicago | ARI | CHC |
| Duensing relieved Quintana. | 6 | 2 |
| Drury struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| Lamb struck out looking. | 6 | 2 |
| Mathis grounded out to third. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | ARI | CHC |
| Bryant singled to left. | 6 | 2 |
| Rizzo singled to shallow left, Bryant to second. | 6 | 2 |
| Contreras homered to left center (418 feet), Bryant and Rizzo scored. | 6 | 5 |
| Schwarber struck out swinging. | 6 | 5 |
| Happ struck out swinging. | 6 | 5 |
| Heyward struck out swinging. | 6 | 5 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Brian Duensing pitching for Chicago | ARI | CHC |
| Greinke reached on infield single to pitcher. | 6 | 5 |
| Blanco sacrificed to catcher, Greinke to second. | 6 | 5 |
| Strop relieved Duensing. | 6 | 5 |
| Greinke to third on balk by Strop. | 6 | 5 |
| Rosales struck out swinging. | 6 | 5 |
| Pollock struck out looking. | 6 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Arizona | ARI | CHC |
| Báez reached on infield single to shortstop. | 6 | 5 |
| Zobrist hit for Strop. | 6 | 5 |
| Hernandez relieved Greinke. | 6 | 5 |
| Báez stole second. | 6 | 5 |
| Zobrist struck out swinging. | 6 | 5 |
| Chafin relieved Hernandez. | 6 | 5 |
| Jay walked. | 6 | 5 |
| Bradley relieved Chafin. | 6 | 5 |
| Bryant struck out swinging. | 6 | 5 |
| Rizzo walked, Báez to third, Jay to second. | 6 | 5 |
| Contreras singled to center, Báez and Jay scored, Rizzo to second. | 6 | 7 |
| Schwarber struck out swinging. | 6 | 7 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Carl Edwards Jr. pitching for Chicago | ARI | CHC |
| Jay in left field. | 6 | 7 |
| Happ in center field. | 6 | 7 |
| Zobrist at second base. | 6 | 7 |
| Edwards Jr. relieved Strop. | 6 | 7 |
| Goldschmidt walked. | 6 | 7 |
| Martinez walked, Goldschmidt to second. | 6 | 7 |
| Wilson relieved Edwards Jr.. | 6 | 7 |
| Drury singled to right, Goldschmidt to third, Martinez to second. | 6 | 7 |
| Lamb singled to left, Goldschmidt and Martinez scored, Drury to second. | 8 | 7 |
| Mathis struck out swinging. | 8 | 7 |
| Iannetta hit for Bradley. | 8 | 7 |
| Iannetta grounded into fielder's choice to second, Drury to third, Lamb safe at second on error by shortstop Báez. | 8 | 7 |
| Blanco lined out to center. | 8 | 7 |
| Rosales struck out swinging. | 8 | 7 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jorge De La Rosa pitching for Arizona | ARI | CHC |
| J. De La Rosa relieved Bradley. | 8 | 7 |
| Happ struck out swinging. | 8 | 7 |
| Heyward walked. | 8 | 7 |
| Barrett relieved J. De La Rosa. | 8 | 7 |
| Báez walked, Heyward to second. | 8 | 7 |
| Zobrist singled to center, Heyward to third, Báez to second. | 8 | 7 |
| Jay grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Heyward scored, Zobrist out at second, Báez to third. | 8 | 8 |
| Bryant lined out to center. | 8 | 8 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Wade Davis pitching for Chicago | ARI | CHC |
| Davis relieved Wilson. | 8 | 8 |
| Pollock popped out to second. | 8 | 8 |
| Goldschmidt homered to center (428 feet). | 9 | 8 |
| Martinez homered to left (369 feet). | 10 | 8 |
| Drury struck out swinging. | 10 | 8 |
| Lamb singled to left. | 10 | 8 |
| Mathis singled to center, Lamb to second. | 10 | 8 |
| Descalso hit for Barrett. | 10 | 8 |
| Descalso flied out to left. | 10 | 8 |
| 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Fernando Rodney pitching for Arizona | ARI | CHC |
| Rodney relieved Barrett. | 10 | 8 |
| Rizzo walked. | 10 | 8 |
| Contreras struck out swinging. | 10 | 8 |
| Avila hit for Davis. | 10 | 8 |
| Avila walked, Rizzo to second. | 10 | 8 |
| Happ struck out looking. | 10 | 8 |
| Heyward struck out swinging. | 10 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona Diamondbacks | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Blanco LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .259 | .342 | .398 |
| Rosales SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | .300 | .300 | .400 |
| Pollock CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .296 | .342 | .490 |
| Goldschmidt 1B | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 30 | .320 | .440 | .591 |
| Martinez RF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 26 | .195 | .313 | .634 |
| Drury 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .276 | .327 | .443 |
| Lamb 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21 | .269 | .376 | .535 |
| Mathis C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .221 | .278 | .344 |
| Greinke P | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .178 | .229 | .200 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
Chafin P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Bradley P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Iannetta PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .231 | .320 | .474 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
Barrett P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
b-Descalso PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .237 | .345 | .402 |
Rodney P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 40 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 203 | |||
| a-grounded into fielder's choice to second for A Bradley in the 8th b-flied out to left for J Barrett in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING HR: Goldschmidt 3 (25, 1st inning off Quintana 2 on, 1 Out; 5th inning off Quintana 1 on, 2 Out; 9th inning off Davis 0 on, 1 Out); Drury (9, 1st inning off Quintana 0 on, 2 Out); Martinez (6, 9th inning off Davis 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: Goldschmidt 6 (85), Drury (44), Lamb 2 (85), Martinez (14) S: Blanco 2-out RBI: Drury, Goldschmidt 2 Diamondbacks RISP: 3-13 (Lamb 1-1, Mathis 0-2, Pollock 0-2, Iannetta 0-1, Blanco 0-1, Greinke 0-1, Rosales 0-2, Goldschmidt 1-1, Drury 1-1, Descalso 0-1) Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Drury-Rosales-Goldschmidt). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| The game resumed in the bottom of the eighth inning after a 30 minute delay. |
Game Information
| Stadium | Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL |
| Attendance | 39,525 (96.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:59 |
| Weather | 82 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 18 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Pat Hoberg, First Base - Tony Randazzo, Second Base - Gerry Davis, Third Base - Rob Drake |
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