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8th Inning Rally Helps Cubs Avoid Sweep at Riverview

Luke Lowery slugged a solo HR, Joel Novas belted a two-run double, Jorge Perez singled twice, stole a base, and scored two runs, and RHSP Jhoan Duran hurled five innings of shutout ball, leading the Diamondbacks to a 5-3 victory over the Cubs on Field #6, and on Field #5 RHSP Jesus Camargo tossed four innings of no-hit ball for the Cubs and RHSP Matt Koch (on AAA Reno 7-day DL) fired four innings of shutout ball for the D'backs, and then with the Cubs trailing 4-1 going into the bottom of the 8th, Kwangmin Kwon tripled and Yonathan Perlaza walked to start the inning and Franklin Tineo and Orian Nunez followed with RBI singles as the Cubs rallied to tie the Diamondbacks 4-4, in Cactus League Extended Spring Training doubleheader action Thursday morning at the Riverview Baseball Complex In Mesa, AZ.