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08/25 23:28 CDT Ryan Waldschmidt hits game-winning 2-run HR with 2 outs in 9th
to send D-backs past Cubs 5-4
Ryan Waldschmidt hits game-winning 2-run HR with 2 outs in 9th to send D-backs
past Cubs 5-4
By DAVID BRANDT
AP Baseball Writer
PHOENIX (AP) --- Pinch-hitter Ryan Waldschmidt hit a game-winning, two-run
homer with two outs in the ninth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied to
stun the Chicago Cubs 5-4 on Tuesday night.
The D-backs pulled one game behind the San Diego Padres for the final NL
wild-card spot.
Trailing 4-3 in the ninth, Tim Tawa coaxed a one-out walk from Jacob Webb to
start the decisive rally. Ildemaro Vargas flew out to right field for the
second out before pinch-runner Jose Fernandez stole second base. Waldschmidt
--- a rookie --- then launched a no-doubt homer over the left field fence to
set off a raucous celebration.
It was Waldschmidt's second walk-off homer of the season.
Arizona trailed 4-0 in the eighth before mounting a two-out rally against
reliever Daniel Palencia. Gabriel Moreno hit a check swing RBI double that
hugged the first base line and stayed fair before Geraldo Perdomo's two-run
single cut the deficit to 4-3. Webb relieved Palencia and coaxed a ground out
from Max Kepler to end the threat.
Ian Happ hit a three-run homer in the fourth to push the Cubs ahead 3-0.
Michael Busch's RBI single in the sixth made it 4-0. Busch and Seiya Suzuki
both had two hits.
The D-backs' rally ruined a great outing for Clay Holmes, who breezed through
the D-backs' lineup, giving up two singles and two walks while striking out
five over seven scoreless innings. The right-hander has given up just one
earned run over his past 19 innings, spanning three starts.
Arizona's Brandon Pfaadt (7-2) gave up four runs on six hits and two walks,
striking out three. He didn't allow a hit over the first three innings, but
gave up a single and a double in the fourth before Happ's three-run homer.
Up next The D-backs send LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4, 2.61 ERA) to the mound to face Cubs LHP Matthew Boyd (8-2, 4.15). ___ See AP's full MLB coverage here
Up next The D-backs send LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4, 2.61 ERA) to the mound to face Cubs LHP Matthew Boyd (8-2, 4.15). ___ See AP's full MLB coverage here
