Cubs edge Diamondbacks 6‑5 behind Busch, Rea
CHICAGO (Interstat) — Michael Busch had two hits and two RBI, helping Colin Rea and the Chicago Cubs defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-5 on Friday at Wrigley Field.
Rea (4-1) allowed two earned runs on eight hits over 5 1/3 innings, striking out six. Jacob Webb earned his first save with two scoreless innings, striking out three.
Arizona scored once in the third on Ildemaro Vargas’ RBI single, then erupted for four runs in the sixth on Jorge Barrosa’s double and Geraldo Perdomo’s three-run homer. Perdomo finished 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBI. Vargas went 4-for-4.
Chicago took a 3-0 lead in the first on Busch’s two-run single and Carson Kelly’s RBI single. The Cubs added three more in the fourth on Dansby Swanson’s RBI single and Alex Bregman’s run-scoring double.
Zac Gallen (1-2) took the loss for Arizona, which fell to 16-15. The Cubs improved to 20-12 with their third straight win. Attendance was 31,083, and the game lasted 2 hours, 52 minutes.