The Cubs’ collapse continued on Sunday as the Diamondbacks beat them to complete a three-game sweep and send Chicago to their fifth consecutive defeat. It really feels like the playoffs are slipping away for David Ross‘s team.
Arizona jumped on Cubs starter Jordan Wicks in the opening inning, scoring three runs and effectively winning the game right then. A Mike Tauchman RBI single in the 2nd and a Cody Bellinger bases-loaded double play in the 3rd cut the deficit to 3-2.
That was as close as Chicago would get, however, and the D-Backs put the game on ice when Ketel Marte blasted a two-run homer off of José Cuas in the bottom of the 6th to make it 5-2 for the home team.