Michael Busch Sparks Cubs Sweep With 8-4 Win Over Diamondbacks

Michael Busch delivered the swing that flipped Sunday afternoon at Wrigley Field. His bases-loaded triple helped the Cubs beat the Diamondbacks 8-4 and finish a series sweep. Chicago also stretched its home winning streak to 11 games.

Busch Changes The Second

The Cubs had already trailed 2-0 after Gabriel Moreno’s two-run homer in the top of the second, but Busch answered with a double in that same inning and later cleared the bases with his triple in the fifth. It was his first triple of 2026 and the kind of extra-base hit that turned a one-run game into a cushion.

Moisés Ballesteros added the other big swing. He hit his sixth homer of the year in the third inning, putting Chicago in front 3-2 before Busch’s hit opened the gap further.

Wrigley Keeps Rolling

The win gave the Cubs their third straight series sweep at Wrigley Field. It also marked their 11th consecutive home victory, a run built on a lineup that kept answering after Arizona struck first for its first lead of the series.

Busch’s triple also went into the record book. It was the 141st bases-loaded triple by a Cubs player since 1901, the 74th at home and the 61st at Wrigley Field. The previous one at Wrigley came from Nico Hoerner on April 25, 2023.

Chicago’s Rare Extra-Base Mark

For the Cubs, the hit fit a short list. Cody Bellinger had one in Philadelphia in 2024, and Dansby Swanson did it at Colorado on Aug. 29 of last year. Busch became the 92nd Cubs player to hit a bases-loaded triple, joining a group that includes Frank Schulte, Sammy Sosa, Augie Galan, Ray Grimes and Ryne Sandberg.

Matthew Boyd backed the offense with six solid innings, and Chicago’s lineup did the rest. Arizona was hit by 113 batters this season, another number that kept the pressure on the visitors during a game the Cubs controlled after the second inning.