The Cubs (9-6) recovered nicely from a series loss in San Diego by taking two of three from the Mariners in Seattle. Chicago used three home runs from red-hot rookie first baseman Michael Busch and two impressive starting pitching performances to win their first road series since last August. Now they wrap up their nine-game trip with a trio of contests in the desert against the Diamondbacks.
Arizona (8-8) is looking to run it back after their unlikely trip from the final NL Wild Card spot to the World Series in 2023. Other than the late addition of pitcher Jordan Montgomery, who recently fired Scott Boras in favor of Wasserman’s Joel Wolfe and Nick Chanock after settling for a one-year deal, the D-backs are returning pretty much the same roster as they had last season.