Highlights
- Rodriguez improved to 14-4, allowing two hits and no runs across seven innings at Chase Field.
- Jordan Lawlar's solo homer in the sixth and Ryan Waldschmidt's sacrifice fly in the eighth were the only runs.
- Juan Morillo earned his second save as Arizona completed a two-hitter with Brandyn Garcia.
- The Cubs, holding the top NL wild-card spot, have now lost five of their last seven games.
The Arizona Diamondbacks blanked the Chicago Cubs 2-0 Wednesday at Chase Field behind seven dominant innings from Eduardo Rodriguez, who struck out nine and allowed just two hits to win his fourth consecutive start.
Rodriguez (14-4) outpitched Cubs left-hander Matthew Boyd (8-3), who gave up three hits with five strikeouts and two walks across six innings. Boyd had allowed 11 earned runs in his previous two starts combined and was sharp early, erasing walks with inning-ending double plays in the second and third innings.
Jordan Lawlar led off the sixth with a solo home run, his third of the season, for the game's first run. Ryan Waldschmidt added a sacrifice fly in the eighth for the final margin.
Rodriguez did not allow a hit until Tyrone Taylor's bloop single to lead off the fifth. The most charged moment came in the sixth, when Pete Crow-Armstrong led off with a double, moved to third with one out, then crept far down the line as if stealing home. Rodriguez threw a quick pitch to force him back. Crow-Armstrong argued he had balked and had to be restrained by third base coach Quintin Berry, but the umpiring crew ruled no balk and Rodriguez stranded Crow-Armstrong at third.
Relievers Brandyn Garcia and Juan Morillo finished the two-hitter, with Morillo earning his second save.
The Cubs, who hold the top NL wild-card spot, have lost five of their last seven. Arizona had not named a starter for Thursday's opener of a four-game series at San Francisco as of Wednesday evening.
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- AZ Family (3TV/CBS5) retrieved 26/08/2026 22:51
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