The early signs are Salt River Fields were not promising this afternoon, as the visitors jumped out to a 3-0 lead against Merrill Kelly. But Arizona stormed back, taking the lead on a two-run home-run off the bat off Stephen Vogt, and the bullpen made it stand up, with six innings of one-run ball.
It didn't take long for the Cubs to take the lead, Wilson Contreras homering off Kelly's fifth pitch of the game, though it has to be said, it wasn’t a bad pitch. But when Anthony Rizzo followed suit, going deep with a two-run blast in the third, certain parties were proclaiming the end of the season (and, no, using the sarcasm font is not a free pass.