Naylor's third hit lifts Diamondbacks over Cubs in 11 innings

Cubs drop series finale to Diamondbacks in Extra Innings - Game 24 Recap

The Chicago Cubs dropped the series finale at home against the Arizona Diamondbacks by a score of 3-2 in extra innings on Easter Sunday. Despite failing to secure the sweep against Arizona, the Cubs still took two out of three games from Arizona. A delayed startAfter a pregame rain delay caused the game to start 40 minutes after it was originally scheduled, another rain delay in the bottom of the first inning delayed the game an additional hour.…

Diamondbacks outlast Cubs in extras to salvage series finale

CHICAGO (KYMA, KECY) -  Arizona battled through two rain delays and 11 innings of baseball to beat the Cubs 3-2 in Chicago on Sunday, closing out a tough road series with a win. Merrill Kelly allowed just one run and retired 16 straight batters before leaving with a leg injury, while Arizona’s bullpen held strong the rest of the way. Josh Naylor delivered the go-ahead hit in the 11th, scoring Geraldo Perdomo as the placed runner. The Diamondback…

Josh Naylor's 11th-inning single guides Diamondbacks past Cubs

Josh Naylor had three hits and two RBIs and drove in the tiebreaking run in the 11th inning when the Arizona Diamondbacks salvaged the final game of a three-game series with a 3-2 victory over the host Chicago Cubs on…

3 takeaways as the Chicago Cubs miss out on the series sweep again, falling in 11 innings to Arizona

The Cubs know their offense isn’t going to be lights-out all the time. Manager Craig Counsell even said before Sunday’s game that teams can run into hot pitchers or go into a slump. One game doesn’t qualify as a slump, but the Cubs were only able to scratch out four hits in a 3-2, 11-inning loss to Arizona in front of a Wrigley Field crowd of 29,062. “It was just a quiet offensive day,” Counsell said. “We only had four hits, and one was a check …

Uncharacteristically cold bats, other mistakes lead to Cubs’ 11-inning loss to Diamondbacks

The Cubs pride themselves on their defense and baserunning. Plus, they’ve spent the first month of the season hitting the snot out of the ball.But going 0-for-3 on that front is a tough way to win a ballgame.After knocking around Diamondbacks pitching for two days, the Cubs’ offense — which entered the day as the highest-scoring group in MLB — went quiet, and there was no sweep to be had, thanks to a 3-2, 11-inning loss Sunday.Three of the first…

Arizona 3, Chicago Cubs 2