Arizona Diamondbacks vs Chicago Cubs, August 24, 2026

CubsCHC
7-0
Final
D-backsAZ

August 24, 2026, 9:40 PM ET | Chase Field

Last 5 Form

Chicago Cubs

2-3

Last 5
L 0-3
vs CWS
L 5-6
@ SEA
L 4-5
@ SEA
W 19-2
@ SEA
W 7-0
@ AZ

Arizona Diamondbacks

3-2

Last 5
W 7-6
@ BOS
W 9-0
vs CIN
L 5-11
vs CIN
W 5-3
vs CIN
L 0-7
vs CHC

Starting Pitchers

Chicago Cubs

Kevin Gausman headshot
Kevin Gausman
Recorded starter

Arizona Diamondbacks

Merrill Kelly headshot
Merrill Kelly
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Aug 24, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Chicago Cubs75-56.573#2#16.0
Arizona Diamondbacks69-62.527#3#411.0
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Chicago CubsArizona Diamondbacks
.767
OPS
.720
220
HR
166
850
Runs
739
4.12
ERA
4.18
1.26
WHIP
1.28
1260
Strikeouts by pitchers
1140

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Chicago Cubs

Hitters

Alex Bregman headshot
Alex Bregman

5 H, 3 HR, 6 RBI

Ian Happ headshot
Ian Happ

6 H, 2 HR, 7 RBI

Pedro Ramírez headshot
Pedro Ramírez

6 H, 1 HR, 6 RBI

Pitchers

Kevin Gausman headshot
Kevin Gausman

7.0 IP, 6 SO, 0.00 ERA

Aaron Civale headshot
Aaron Civale

5.1 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Trent Thornton headshot
Trent Thornton

3.1 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Arizona Diamondbacks

Hitters

Tim Tawa headshot
Tim Tawa

7 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Nolan Arenado headshot
Nolan Arenado

4 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Jordan Lawlar headshot
Jordan Lawlar

4 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Eduardo Rodriguez headshot
Eduardo Rodriguez

5.2 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Jonathan Loáisiga headshot
Jonathan Loáisiga

3.0 IP, 1 SO, 0.00 ERA

Merrill Kelly headshot
Merrill Kelly

5.2 IP, 4 SO, 4.77 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Kevin Gausman headshot
Kevin Gausman
Chicago Cubs, MLBDB pick
Michael Conforto headshot
Michael Conforto
Chicago Cubs, MLBDB pick
Merrill Kelly headshot
Merrill Kelly
Arizona Diamondbacks, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Chicago Cubs 7, Arizona Diamondbacks 0: CHC 10 hits, AZ 5 hits; CHC 0 errors, AZ 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
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Chicago Cubs0100132007100
Arizona Diamondbacks000000000050

Box Score

Batting

Michael Conforto led Chicago Cubs with 3 hits and 1 home run and 2 RBI.

Chicago Cubs batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF5000000
Seiya SuzukiRF5011010
Michael Busch1B3100220
Alex Bregman3B5110000
Ian HappLF5121000
Nico HoernerSS3001010
Pedro Ramírez2B4121000
Michael ConfortoDH3232101
Carson KellyC3111101
Totals367107442

5 players led Arizona Diamondbacks with 1 hit each.

Arizona Diamondbacks batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Lars NootbaarDH3000000
Jose FernandezPH1010000
Corbin CarrollRF3000120
Gabriel MorenoC4000000
Geraldo PerdomoSS4010010
Max KeplerLF3010000
Jordan LawlarPH1000000
Nolan Arenado3B3000000
Tim Tawa1B3010000
Ildemaro Vargas2B3010010
Ryan WaldschmidtCF3000020
Totals31050160

Pitching

Kevin Gausman went 7.0 innings for Chicago Cubs (6 SO, 0 ER); Merrill Kelly went 5.2 innings for Arizona Diamondbacks (4 SO, 3 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Chicago Cubs
Kevin Gausman7.0300160
Ryan Zeferjahn1.0000000
Caleb Thielbar1.0200000
Arizona Diamondbacks
Merrill Kelly5.2533340
Taylor Clarke0.1222002
Drey Jameson2.0322100
Juan Burgos1.0000000
AB
at-bats
R
runs
H
hits
RBI
runs batted in
BB
walks
SO
strikeouts
HR
home runs
IP
innings pitched
ER
earned runs

Scoring Summary

  • T2

    Triple Pedro Ramírez triples (2) on a ground ball to right fielder Corbin Carroll. Ian Happ scores. CHC 1, AZ 0

  • T5

    Double Seiya Suzuki doubles (25) on a fly ball to left fielder Max Kepler. Michael Conforto scores. CHC 2, AZ 0

  • T6

    Home Run Michael Conforto homers (12) on a fly ball to right field. Pedro Ramírez scores. CHC 4, AZ 0

  • T6

    Home Run Carson Kelly homers (8) on a fly ball to left field. CHC 5, AZ 0

  • T7

    Double Ian Happ doubles (24) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Corbin Carroll. Michael Busch scores. Alex Bregman to 3rd. CHC 6, AZ 0

  • T7

    Sac Fly Nico Hoerner out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Corbin Carroll. Alex Bregman scores. Ian Happ to 3rd. CHC 7, AZ 0

Play-by-Play

All 73 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • B9

    Lineout Jordan Lawlar lines out sharply to left fielder Ian Happ. CHC 7, AZ 0

  • B9

    Single Geraldo Perdomo singles on a ground ball to second baseman Pedro Ramírez. Jose Fernandez to 2nd. CHC 7, AZ 0

  • B9

    Flyout Gabriel Moreno flies out to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. CHC 7, AZ 0

  • B9

    Lineout Corbin Carroll lines out to left fielder Ian Happ. CHC 7, AZ 0

  • B9

    Single Jose Fernandez singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. CHC 7, AZ 0

  • T9

    Flyout Ian Happ flies out to right fielder Corbin Carroll. CHC 7, AZ 0

  • T9

    Pop Out Alex Bregman pops out to second baseman Ildemaro Vargas. CHC 7, AZ 0

  • T9

    Groundout Michael Busch grounds out sharply, second baseman Ildemaro Vargas to first baseman Tim Tawa. CHC 7, AZ 0

  • B8

    Groundout Ryan Waldschmidt grounds out, third baseman Alex Bregman to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 7, AZ 0

  • B8

    Groundout Ildemaro Vargas grounds out, pitcher Ryan Zeferjahn to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 7, AZ 0

  • B8

    Groundout Tim Tawa grounds out, shortstop Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 7, AZ 0

  • T8

    Pop Out Seiya Suzuki pops out to first baseman Tim Tawa in foul territory. CHC 7, AZ 0

  • T8

    Groundout Pete Crow-Armstrong grounds out, pitcher Drey Jameson to first baseman Tim Tawa. Michael Conforto to 2nd. CHC 7, AZ 0

  • T8

    Lineout Carson Kelly lines out to shortstop Geraldo Perdomo. CHC 7, AZ 0

  • T8

    Single Michael Conforto singles on a line drive to right fielder Corbin Carroll. CHC 7, AZ 0

  • B7

    Pop Out Nolan Arenado pops out to third baseman Alex Bregman in foul territory. CHC 7, AZ 0

  • B7

    Single Max Kepler singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. CHC 7, AZ 0

  • B7

    Groundout Geraldo Perdomo grounds out, shortstop Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 7, AZ 0

  • B7

    Groundout Gabriel Moreno grounds out, third baseman Alex Bregman to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 7, AZ 0

  • T7

    Groundout Pedro Ramírez grounds out to first baseman Tim Tawa. CHC 7, AZ 0

  • T7

    Sac Fly Nico Hoerner out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Corbin Carroll. Alex Bregman scores. Ian Happ to 3rd. CHC 7, AZ 0

  • T7

    Double Ian Happ doubles (24) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Corbin Carroll. Michael Busch scores. Alex Bregman to 3rd. CHC 6, AZ 0

  • T7

    Single Alex Bregman singles on a line drive to left fielder Max Kepler. Michael Busch to 2nd. CHC 5, AZ 0

  • T7

    Walk Michael Busch walks. CHC 5, AZ 0

  • T7

    Flyout Seiya Suzuki flies out sharply to center fielder Ryan Waldschmidt. CHC 5, AZ 0

  • B6

    Strikeout Corbin Carroll called out on strikes. CHC 5, AZ 0

  • B6

    Flyout Lars Nootbaar flies out sharply to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. CHC 5, AZ 0

  • B6

    Strikeout Ryan Waldschmidt strikes out swinging. CHC 5, AZ 0

  • B6

    Single Ildemaro Vargas singles on a line drive to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. CHC 5, AZ 0

  • T6

    Flyout Pete Crow-Armstrong flies out to left fielder Max Kepler. CHC 5, AZ 0

  • T6

    Home Run Carson Kelly homers (8) on a fly ball to left field. CHC 5, AZ 0

  • T6

    Home Run Michael Conforto homers (12) on a fly ball to right field. Pedro Ramírez scores. CHC 4, AZ 0

  • T6

    Single Pedro Ramírez singles on a line drive to right fielder Corbin Carroll. CHC 2, AZ 0

  • T6

    Flyout Nico Hoerner flies out to center fielder Ryan Waldschmidt. CHC 2, AZ 0

  • T6

    Groundout Ian Happ grounds out, first baseman Tim Tawa to pitcher Merrill Kelly. CHC 2, AZ 0

  • B5

    Lineout Tim Tawa lines out to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. CHC 2, AZ 0

  • B5

    Pop Out Nolan Arenado pops out to third baseman Alex Bregman in foul territory. CHC 2, AZ 0

  • B5

    Groundout Max Kepler grounds out sharply, second baseman Pedro Ramírez to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 2, AZ 0

  • T5

    Pop Out Alex Bregman pops out to first baseman Tim Tawa in foul territory. CHC 2, AZ 0

  • T5

    Walk Michael Busch walks. CHC 2, AZ 0

  • T5

    Double Seiya Suzuki doubles (25) on a fly ball to left fielder Max Kepler. Michael Conforto scores. CHC 2, AZ 0

  • T5

    Groundout Pete Crow-Armstrong grounds out, second baseman Ildemaro Vargas to first baseman Tim Tawa. Michael Conforto to 3rd. CHC 1, AZ 0

  • T5

    Groundout Carson Kelly grounds out, shortstop Geraldo Perdomo to first baseman Tim Tawa. CHC 1, AZ 0

  • T5

    Double Michael Conforto doubles (13) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Corbin Carroll. CHC 1, AZ 0

  • B4

    Groundout Geraldo Perdomo grounds out, first baseman Michael Busch to pitcher Kevin Gausman. CHC 1, AZ 0

  • B4

    Pop Out Gabriel Moreno pops out to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 1, AZ 0

  • B4

    Walk Corbin Carroll walks. CHC 1, AZ 0

  • B4

    Groundout Lars Nootbaar grounds out, first baseman Michael Busch to pitcher Kevin Gausman. CHC 1, AZ 0

  • T4

    Flyout Pedro Ramírez flies out to center fielder Ryan Waldschmidt. CHC 1, AZ 0

  • T4

    Strikeout Nico Hoerner strikes out swinging. CHC 1, AZ 0

  • T4

    Groundout Ian Happ grounds out, second baseman Ildemaro Vargas to first baseman Tim Tawa. CHC 1, AZ 0

  • B3

    Strikeout Ryan Waldschmidt strikes out swinging. CHC 1, AZ 0

  • B3

    Strikeout Ildemaro Vargas called out on strikes. CHC 1, AZ 0

  • B3

    Single Tim Tawa singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. CHC 1, AZ 0

  • T3

    Groundout Alex Bregman grounds out sharply, third baseman Nolan Arenado to first baseman Tim Tawa. CHC 1, AZ 0

  • T3

    Strikeout Michael Busch strikes out swinging. CHC 1, AZ 0

  • T3

    Strikeout Seiya Suzuki called out on strikes. CHC 1, AZ 0

  • B2

    Groundout Nolan Arenado grounds out, third baseman Alex Bregman to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 1, AZ 0

  • B2

    Flyout Max Kepler flies out to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. CHC 1, AZ 0

  • B2

    Strikeout Geraldo Perdomo called out on strikes. CHC 1, AZ 0

  • T2

    Flyout Pete Crow-Armstrong flies out to center fielder Ryan Waldschmidt. CHC 1, AZ 0

  • T2

    Walk Carson Kelly walks. Michael Conforto to 2nd. CHC 1, AZ 0

  • T2

    Walk Michael Conforto walks. CHC 1, AZ 0

  • T2

    Triple Pedro Ramírez triples (2) on a ground ball to right fielder Corbin Carroll. Ian Happ scores. CHC 1, AZ 0

  • T2

    Flyout Nico Hoerner flies out to left fielder Max Kepler. CHC 0, AZ 0

  • T2

    Single Ian Happ singles on a line drive to left fielder Max Kepler. CHC 0, AZ 0

  • T2

    Lineout Alex Bregman lines out to left fielder Max Kepler. CHC 0, AZ 0

  • B1

    Flyout Gabriel Moreno flies out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. CHC 0, AZ 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Corbin Carroll called out on strikes. CHC 0, AZ 0

  • B1

    Flyout Lars Nootbaar flies out to left fielder Ian Happ. CHC 0, AZ 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Michael Busch strikes out swinging. CHC 0, AZ 0

  • T1

    Groundout Seiya Suzuki grounds out, third baseman Nolan Arenado to first baseman Tim Tawa. CHC 0, AZ 0

  • T1

    Flyout Pete Crow-Armstrong flies out to left fielder Max Kepler. CHC 0, AZ 0