Michael Busch Sparks Cubs' 6-5 Win Over Dbacks - Cubs
The Cubs beat the dbacks - cubs 6-5 on May 1 at Wrigley Field, and Michael Busch’s two-run single in the first inning set the tone. The win moved Chicago to 20-12 and extended its home winning streak to nine straight at Wrigley Field, a run the club had not matched since 2017.
Busch Opens the Door
Busch came through with the bases loaded and two outs in a scoreless first inning, lining a single that scored two runs. Chicago never let that opening frame go to waste, and the early burst supplied enough margin in a game that finished one run apart.
Those two runs mattered because the Cubs had to answer a three-run homer by Geraldo Perdomo, who connected with runners on second and third and one out. The Diamondbacks kept pressing, but the first-inning swing from Busch was the cleanest break in the game’s scoring pattern.
Rea And Gallen Trade Frames
Colin Rea worked very good through five innings and fell two outs short of a quality start, giving Chicago a steady stretch on the mound while the offense built around him. On the other side, Zac Gallen entered with a 3.14 ERA and left at 4.45, a sharp move in a game where every early run carried extra weight.
The Cubs also did enough in the middle of the lineup to keep traffic on the bases, finishing with eight hits and four walks. Three of those hits went for doubles, so Chicago generated damage beyond Busch’s first-inning knock and kept turning over innings against the Diamondbacks’ pitching.
Maton And Webb Hold Firm
Phil Maton threw his first clean inning as a Cub and struck out two batters, while Jacob Webb added two hitless innings with one walk and three strikeouts. Those outings mattered because the late innings did not need to be spotless for the Cubs to win, but they still had to keep Arizona from getting a final surge.
That was the complication inside a 6-5 game: Chicago built a lead, then had to protect it without much margin. The Cubs did that well enough to keep the streak alive, and the nine straight home wins at Wrigley Field now sit as the club’s longest such run since 2017.
