Arizona Diamondbacks at Chicago Cubs
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Final score
The Chicago Cubs beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 8–1 on Thursday, March 5, 2026 at home.
Line score
Runs by inning, then runs, hits and errors, Arizona Diamondbacks at Chicago Cubs
| Team |
11st inning |
22nd inning |
33rd inning |
44th inning |
55th inning |
66th inning |
77th inning |
88th inning |
99th inning |
RRuns |
HHits |
EErrors |
| Arizona Diamondbacks |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
| Chicago Cubs |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
xnot played |
8 |
12 |
0 |
- W: Colin Rea (1-1)
- L: Ryne Nelson (1-1)
Home runs
- Arizona Diamondbacks: Pavin Smith (2)
- Chicago Cubs: Dansby Swanson (2), Carson Kelly (2)
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.
Scoring plays
Every scoring play, Arizona Diamondbacks at Chicago Cubs, with the score after it (away first)
| Inning |
Team |
Play |
Score |
| Bottom 1st |
Chicago Cubs |
Nico Hoerner triples (1) on a line drive to right fielder Jorge Barrosa. Michael Busch scores. |
0–1 |
| Bottom 1st |
Chicago Cubs |
Ian Happ grounds out, first baseman Pavin Smith to pitcher Ryne Nelson. Nico Hoerner scores. |
0–2 |
| Bottom 3rd |
Chicago Cubs |
Dansby Swanson homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. Ian Happ scores. |
0–4 |
| Top 4th |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
Pavin Smith homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. |
1–4 |
| Bottom 4th |
Chicago Cubs |
Pedro Ramírez singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jorge Barrosa, deflected by first baseman Pavin Smith. Kevin Alcántara scores. |
1–5 |
| Bottom 5th |
Chicago Cubs |
Carson Kelly homers (2) on a fly ball to left field. Michael Conforto scores. |
1–7 |
| Bottom 8th |
Chicago Cubs |
Justin Dean walks. Ben Cowles scores. Parker Chavers to 3rd. James Triantos to 2nd. |
1–8 |
Box score
Arizona Diamondbacks
Arizona Diamondbacks batting. Indented names came in as substitutes.
| Batter |
PosPosition |
ABAt bats | RRuns | HHits | RBIRuns batted in | BBWalks | SOStrikeouts | AVGSeason batting average |
| Jordan Lawlar |
CF |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.333 |
| Substitute: Brady Counsell |
3B |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.000 |
| Jorge Barrosa |
RF |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.222 |
| Substitute: JD Dix |
2B |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
| Gabriel Moreno |
C |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.150 |
| Substitute: Matt O'Neill |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.500 |
| Pavin Smith |
1B |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
.300 |
| Substitute: Ben McLaughlin |
1B |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.400 |
| Tim Tawa |
DH |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
.316 |
| Ildemaro Vargas |
2B |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.350 |
| Substitute: Junior Franco |
LF |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.000 |
| Jose Fernandez |
3B |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.227 |
| Substitute: Avery Owusu-Asiedu |
RF |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.000 |
| Ryan Waldschmidt |
LF |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
.273 |
| Substitute: Adrian Rodriguez |
SS |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
| Cristofer Torin |
SS |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.667 |
| Substitute: Anderdson Rojas |
CF |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.333 |
| Totals |
33 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
10 |
|
Arizona Diamondbacks pitching, in the order they pitched
| Pitcher |
IPInnings pitched | HHits allowed | RRuns allowed | EREarned runs | BBWalks | SOStrikeouts | HRHome runs allowed | NPNumber of pitches | ERASeason earned run average |
| Ryne Nelson (L, 1-1) |
2.2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
42 |
3.86 |
| Spencer Giesting |
0.1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
18 |
10.80 |
| Kevin Ginkel |
1.0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
13 |
4.50 |
| Ryan Thompson |
1.0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
18 |
6.00 |
| Drey Jameson |
1.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
3.00 |
| Shawn Dubin |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
21 |
6.00 |
| Junior Fernández |
0.2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
28 |
6.75 |
| Adonys Perez |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0.00 |
Chicago Cubs
Chicago Cubs batting. Indented names came in as substitutes.
| Batter |
PosPosition |
ABAt bats | RRuns | HHits | RBIRuns batted in | BBWalks | SOStrikeouts | AVGSeason batting average |
| Michael Busch |
1B |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
.231 |
| Substitute: James Triantos |
2B |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.292 |
| Nico Hoerner |
2B |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
.200 |
| Substitute: Kane Kepley |
LF |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.250 |
| Ian Happ |
LF |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
.111 |
| Substitute: Justin Dean |
CF |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
.143 |
| Dansby Swanson |
SS |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
.500 |
| Substitute: Scott Kingery |
SS |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.136 |
| Michael Conforto |
DH |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
.400 |
| Carson Kelly |
C |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
.267 |
| Substitute: Ariel Armas |
C |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.167 |
| Matt Shaw |
RF |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.250 |
| Substitute: Matt Halbach |
1B |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
| Kevin Alcántara |
CF |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
.154 |
| Substitute: Ben Cowles |
3B |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.091 |
| Pedro Ramírez |
3B |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
.353 |
| Substitute: Parker Chavers |
RF |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.400 |
| Totals |
36 |
8 |
12 |
8 |
4 |
9 |
|
Chicago Cubs pitching, in the order they pitched
| Pitcher |
IPInnings pitched | HHits allowed | RRuns allowed | EREarned runs | BBWalks | SOStrikeouts | HRHome runs allowed | NPNumber of pitches | ERASeason earned run average |
| Colin Rea (W, 1-1) |
3.2 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
57 |
2.16 |
| Tyler Beede (H, 1) |
0.1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0.00 |
| Phil Maton |
1.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
0.00 |
| Hoby Milner |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
10 |
4.50 |
| Caleb Thielbar |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
12 |
13.50 |
| Luke Little |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
21 |
9.82 |
| Corbin Martin |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
19 |
0.00 |
Game info
- Weather
- 79 degrees, Sunny
- Wind
- 10 mph, In From LF
- First pitch
- 1:05 PM
- Time of game
- 2:42
- Attendance
- 12,824
- Umpires
- Home Plate: Trevor Dannegger, First Base: Bruce Dreckman, Second Base: Rob Drake, Third Base: Chad Whitson
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