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Chicago Cubs at Arizona Diamondbacks

Salt River Fields at Talking Stick, Scottsdale Spring Training Final

Final score

The Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Chicago Cubs 16–8 on Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Chicago Cubs 8 89-73
at Arizona Diamondbacks 16 86-76

Line score

Team
Chicago Cubs 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 8 9 3
Arizona Diamondbacks 1 0 6 7 0 0 2 0 16 17 1
  • W: Joe Ross (1-0)
  • L: Grayson Moore

Home runs

  • Chicago Cubs: Kevin Alcántara (1), Jonathon Long (1), Jefferson Rojas (3)
  • Arizona Diamondbacks: Corbin Carroll (1), Alek Thomas (1), Jorge Barrosa (2)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 1st Arizona Diamondbacks Nolan Arenado out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Michael Conforto. Corbin Carroll scores. 0–1
Top 3rd Chicago Cubs Miguel Amaya singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Jordan Lawlar. Matt Shaw scores. 1–1
Top 3rd Chicago Cubs Jefferson Rojas hits a grand slam (3) to center field. Kevin Alcántara scores. Jonathon Long scores. BJ Murray Jr. scores. 5–1
Bottom 3rd Arizona Diamondbacks Alek Thomas homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. Corbin Carroll scores. 5–3
Bottom 3rd Arizona Diamondbacks Ildemaro Vargas walks. Nolan Arenado scores. Carlos Santana to 3rd. Jordan Lawlar to 2nd. 5–4
Bottom 3rd Arizona Diamondbacks Aramis Garcia doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Kevin Alcántara. Jordan Lawlar scores. Ildemaro Vargas scores. 5–7
Bottom 4th Arizona Diamondbacks Corbin Carroll homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. 5–8
Bottom 4th Arizona Diamondbacks Nolan Arenado doubles (3) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Kevin Alcántara. Geraldo Perdomo scores. 5–9
Bottom 4th Arizona Diamondbacks Carlos Santana singles on a ground ball to right fielder Matt Shaw. Brady Counsell scores. Carlos Santana to 3rd. Carlos Santana advances to 3rd, on a fielding error by right fielder Matt Shaw. 5–10
Bottom 4th Arizona Diamondbacks Ildemaro Vargas singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Matt Shaw. Ivan Melendez scores. Jordan Lawlar to 3rd. 5–11
Bottom 4th Arizona Diamondbacks Aramis Garcia out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Kevin Alcántara. Jordan Lawlar scores. 5–12
Bottom 4th Arizona Diamondbacks Jorge Barrosa homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. Ildemaro Vargas scores. 5–14
Bottom 7th Arizona Diamondbacks Alexander Benua doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Jaylen Palmer. Brady Counsell scores. Ivan Melendez scores. 5–16
Top 8th Chicago Cubs Kevin Alcántara homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. Jaylen Palmer scores. 7–16
Top 8th Chicago Cubs Jonathon Long homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. 8–16

Box score

Chicago Cubs

Batter
Matt Shaw RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .359
Jordan Nwogu RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Miguel Amaya C 3 0 1 1 0 0 .263
Christian Bethancourt C 2 0 1 0 0 0 .286
Michael Conforto LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .241
Jaylen Palmer LF 1 1 0 0 1 1 .250
Kevin Alcántara CF 4 2 3 2 0 1 .355
Leonel Espinoza CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .429
Jonathon Long 1B 3 2 1 1 1 1 .286
Drew Bowser 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
BJ Murray Jr. 3B 3 1 0 0 1 2 .267
Jefferson Rojas SS 3 1 1 4 0 0 .227
Ben Cowles SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 .111
Scott Kingery 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .195
Angel Cepeda 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
James Triantos DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 .219
Totals 36 8 9 8 4 6
Pitcher
Edward Cabrera 3.0 7 8 7 1 4 2 74 6.35
Grayson Moore (L, 0-1)(BS, 1) 0.0 2 3 3 2 0 0 19 81.00
Dawson Netz 1.0 2 3 3 1 0 1 17 20.25
Gavin Hollowell 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 2.57
Ben Brown 1.0 3 0 0 0 2 0 24 3.09
Yacksel Ríos 1.0 3 2 2 0 2 0 27 7.71
Corbin Martin 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 8.10

Arizona Diamondbacks

Batter
Corbin Carroll DH 3 3 1 1 0 0 .167
Danny Serretti DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 .111
Alek Thomas CF 4 1 1 2 0 2 .364
Ivan Luciano C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Geraldo Perdomo SS 3 1 2 0 0 1 .412
Tim Tawa 2B 2 0 0 0 0 2 .297
Nolan Arenado 3B 1 1 1 2 1 0 .444
Brady Counsell 3B 2 2 1 0 0 0 .500
Carlos Santana 1B 3 1 2 1 0 1 .308
Ivan Melendez 1B 2 2 1 0 0 0 .200
Jordan Lawlar LF 2 2 1 0 2 0 .293
Alexander Benua LF 1 0 1 2 0 0 .667
Ildemaro Vargas 2B 2 2 1 2 1 0 .368
Jacob Amaya SS 2 0 1 0 0 1 .342
Aramis Garcia C 2 0 1 3 0 0 .200
Jakey Josepha CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 .333
Jorge Barrosa RF 3 1 2 2 0 0 .294
Caleb Roberts RF 1 0 0 0 1 1 .000
Totals 40 16 17 15 5 9
Pitcher
Merrill Kelly 2.2 5 2 2 0 0 0 36 8.31
Joe Ross (W, 1-0) 1.1 1 3 3 2 0 1 33 7.71
Juan Morillo 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 26 0.00
Taylor Clarke 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1.17
Paul Sewald 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 3.00
Kade Strowd 0.2 2 3 3 2 2 2 35 10.57
Alec Baker 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 0.00

Game info

Weather
95 degrees, Sunny
Wind
3 mph, Calm
First pitch
1:15 PM
Time of game
3:11
Attendance
11,242
Umpires
Home Plate: Brock Ballou, First Base: Alfonso Márquez, Second Base: Nick Mahrley, Third Base: Alex MacKay

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
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