Cubs 9, Diamondbacks 1: At last, a laugher

The Cubs crushed the Diamondbacks 9-1 Tuesday night. This was the biggest margin of victory for the Cubs since August 26, when they beat the Reds 9-0, and it all got going after this epic at-bat by Anthony Rizzo:

That was the longest at-bat of Rizzo’s career (previous high: 13 pitches, twice) and I don’t recall any Cubs at-bat in recent years going that long. Even though it resulted in an out, Rizzo hit the ball hard — a line drive snagged by Nick Ahmed.