The Scorecard · May 3, 2026

Arizona Diamondbacks at Chicago Cubs

Michael Busch's bases-clearing triple in the fifth gave Chicago a lead they never gave back.

Final · Chicago Cubs 8, Arizona Diamondbacks 4 · W Matthew Boyd · L Merrill Kelly · Plate Doug Eddings (graded)

Box score

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Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
AZ	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	7	0
CHC	0	1	2	0	3	0	2	0	x	8	12	0

Arizona Diamondbacks	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
MarteKetel Marte 2B	5	0	0	0	0	3
PerdomoGeraldo Perdomo SS	4	0	1	0	0	0
CarrollCorbin Carroll RF	3	0	0	0	1	1
VargasIldemaro Vargas 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0
ArenadoNolan Arenado 3B	4	1	1	0	0	1
GurrielLourdes Gurriel Jr. LF	3	1	2	0	1	1
MorenoGabriel Moreno C	4	1	1	2	0	1
FernandezJose Fernandez DH	3	0	0	0	0	1
BarrosaJorge Barrosa CF	2	0	0	0	1	0
Del CastilloAdrian Del Castillo PH	1	1	1	2	0	0
Totals	33	4	7	4	3	8

2B: Perdomo, Arenado. HR: Moreno, Del Castillo.

Chicago Cubs	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
HoernerNico Hoerner 2B	5	1	2	0	0	0
BallesterosMoisés Ballesteros DH	4	2	2	2	1	1
BregmanAlex Bregman 3B	4	1	0	0	1	1
HappIan Happ LF	3	2	1	0	2	1
SuzukiSeiya Suzuki RF	5	1	2	0	0	3
BuschMichael Busch 1B	3	1	2	4	1	1
KellyCarson Kelly C	4	0	2	2	0	0
Crow-ArmstrongPete Crow-Armstrong CF	4	0	1	0	0	0
SwansonDansby Swanson SS	3	0	0	0	1	1
Totals	35	8	12	8	6	8

2B: Hoerner, Suzuki, Busch, Crow-Armstrong. 3B: Busch. HR: Ballesteros.

Arizona Diamondbacks	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	P-S
KellyMerrill KellyL	4.1	8	6	6	3	5	1	92-58
ThompsonRyan Thompson	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4-4
PfaadtBrandon Pfaadt	2.1	4	2	2	3	1	0	52-28
SewaldPaul Sewald	0.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	8-6

Chicago Cubs	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	P-S
BoydMatthew BoydW	6.0	4	2	2	1	5	1	94-65
MatonPhil Maton	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	25-15
MilnerHoby Milner	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	15-9
MartinCorbin Martin	1.0	1	2	2	1	2	1	26-14

Michael Busch hit his first triple of the season in the fifth — a fly ball to right that Corbin Carroll could not catch, and it cleared the bases. Three runs scored, and the Cubs led 6-2. Merrill Kelly had thrown 92 pitches in four and a third, given up six earned, and taken the loss. Matthew Boyd went six for Chicago, struck out five, and allowed two — both on Gabriel Moreno's first home run of the year, a 93.6 mph fastball at 2-2. Moises Ballesteros had tied the game in the third with a two-run homer, his sixth, on a 1-0 cutter. Busch added a sacrifice fly in the seventh. Adrian Del Castillo hit a two-run homer in the ninth for Arizona. It made the score 8-4 and did not change the night.

Fever Baseball · Scored on the record

Arizona Diamondbacks at Chicago Cubs

Wrigley Field · May 3, 2026 · Final: AZ 4, CHC 8 · W: Matthew Boyd

First pitch 1:20 PM · Final out 4:05 PM · Time of game 2:45

Umpires — HP Doug Eddings · 1B Lance Barksdale · 2B Mike Muchlinski · 3B Gabe Morales

ABSAZ CHC ● won · ✕ lost · ○ in hand

Scored play-by-play by the FVR engine from the official MLB feed — every mark reconciled, or the card refuses to print. Tap any box for the pitches that made the mark.

Arizona Diamondbacks

4R7H0E6LOB

Batter

Lourdes Gurriel Jr.LF

Gabriel MorenoC AZ

Jose FernandezDH AZ

Jorge BarrosaCF HOU

PHAdrian Del CastilloPH AZ

Runs

PitchersIPHRERBBSOPS

Merrill KellyL4.1866359258

Ryan Thompson0.20000044

Brandon Pfaadt2.1422315228

Paul Sewald0.20000286

Chicago Cubs

8R12H0E10LOB

Batter

Nico Hoerner2B CHC

Moisés BallesterosDH LAA

Ian HappLF CHC

Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF CHC

Dansby SwansonSS CHC

Runs

PitchersIPHRERBBSOPS

Matthew BoydW6.0422159465

Phil Maton1.0100112515

Hoby Milner1.010000159

Corbin Martin1.0122122614

The hit chart

Where every ball landed

AZ — visitors

CHC — home

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All 20 hits located, and 53 balls in play with them. Coordinates are the game’s own, from the same feed the engine reads.

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1–9 the nine fielders (1 P, 2 C, 3 1B … 9 RF)

6‑3 ground out, shortstop to first

3U put out unassisted

K strikeout · K called (backward)

F8 fly · P6 pop · L7 line (to that fielder)

1B8 hit, with where it went

BB walk · HBP hit by pitch

FC 6 fielder’s choice, fielded by 6

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2‑4 a runner retired on the bases (caught stealing, picked off), written small in his box as the chain that got him

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PH · PR · → a substitute badged by his name — pinch hitter, pinch runner, or defensive sub

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