The Diamondbacks resurrected their postseason hopes Wednesday with a convincing 9-0 win at home over the Cubs.
Arizona jumped out to an early 4-0 lead, touching up Cubs starter Cole Hamels for four runs in the bottom of the first inning. The Diamondbacks then added three more runs in the sixth to blow the game open.
Outfielder Chris Owings led the Diamondbacks with three hits, two runs scored, a home run and three RBIs. Robbie Ray started for Arizona, and tossed six scoreless innings with eight strikeouts, improving to 6-2 this season.
Despite the win, the Diamondbacks are still third in the National League West, and they're still five games behind the Cardinals for the final wild-card spot, but the postseason is not yet out of reach.
The Cubs were completely overrun, recording just one hit on the night, while suffering their second loss in their last four games. They still hold a 2 1/2 game lead over the Brewers in the NL Central.
Stud of the Night
Yankees slugger Luke Voit went 4 for 4 with four runs scored, two home runs and three RBIs in a 10-1 win over the Red Sox. New York was also helped by Luis Severino picking up his 18th win of the season by allowing just one run with six strikeouts in seven innings.
Dud of the Night
Astros starting pitcher Dallas Keuchel was rocked for five runs off six hits in five innings in a 9-0 loss to the Mariners. The loss moved Keuchel to 11-11 on the season with a 3.71 ERA.
Highlight
Jason Kipnis hits a walk-off grand slam to help the Indians beat the White Sox:
A grand ending. #Walkoff pic.twitter.com/PPaBS5hgLI
— MLB (@MLB) September 20, 2018
What's Next
Red Sox (103-49) at Yankees (93-58) 7:05 p.m. ET — Boston has all but locked up the AL East with 103 wins already this season, but New York is still fighting for bragging rights. Eduardo Rodriguez (12-4, 3.53 ERA) takes the mound for Boston to try and fend off Masahiro Tanaka (12-5, 3.47 ERA) and the Yankees.