Cubs Cruise Past D’backs
(Phoenix, AZ) — Javier Baez belted a two-run homer in a three-run sixth inning as the Cubs cruised to a 5-1 win over Diamondbacks in Phoenix. Kris Bryant added a two-run blast in the eighth for Chicago, which remains two-and-a-half games ahead of Milwaukee for the NL Central lead. Kyle Hendricks fell one out shy of a complete-game shutout as he earned his 12th win. A.J. Pollock hit a solo shot in the ninth for the Snakes, who have dropped three in-a-row and eight of their last 10. Patrick Corbin took the loss.
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