Arizona stretched their unbeaten streak to five games with an emphatic victory over the Cubs at Salt River Fields. A six-run third was followed by a seven-run fourth, Arizona pounding out seventeen hits and five walks. Alek Thomas (top, with Carroll) and Barrosa also went deep, and the team were 7-for-13 with RISP. Merrill Kelly’s second appearance was an improvement on his first: he went 2.2 innings, allowing five hits and two runs, with no walks or K’s. Kade Stroud’s rough spring continued in the eighth, because he allowed as many home-runs as he recorded outs (two of each).

Source: New York Times March 19, 2026 12:43 UTC