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May 1, 2026 · NL Cent

Arizona Diamondbacks vs Chicago Cubs

May 1, 2026Wrigley FieldPartly Cloudy 44°F · 13 mph, In From CF
AWAY
Arizona Diamondbacks
16-15
5
vs
HOME
Chicago Cubs
20-12
6

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
B1 Michael Busch Michael Busch singles on a ground ball to left fielder Jorge Barrosa. Nico Hoerner scores. Alex Bregman scores. Ian Happ to 3rd. AZ 0, CHC 2
B1 Carson Kelly Carson Kelly singles on a fly ball to center fielder Alek Thomas. Ian Happ scores. Michael Busch to 3rd. AZ 0, CHC 3
T3 Ildemaro Vargas Ildemaro Vargas singles on a ground ball to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Jorge Barrosa scores. AZ 1, CHC 3
B4 Dansby Swanson Dansby Swanson singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Jorge Barrosa. Carson Kelly scores. Pete Crow-Armstrong to 3rd. AZ 1, CHC 4
B4 Matt Shaw Matt Shaw strikes out swinging. AZ 1, CHC 5
B4 Alex Bregman Alex Bregman doubles (4) on a line drive to left fielder Jorge Barrosa. Dansby Swanson scores. AZ 1, CHC 6
T6 Jorge Barrosa Jorge Barrosa doubles (9) on a bunt ground ball to third baseman Alex Bregman. Jose Fernandez scores. Tim Tawa to 3rd. AZ 2, CHC 6
T6 Geraldo Perdomo Geraldo Perdomo homers (2) on a fly ball to left field. Tim Tawa scores. Jorge Barrosa scores. AZ 5, CHC 6

Box score

  123456789 R
AZ 001004000 5
CHC 300300000 6

Pitching & bullpen

How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.

Diamondbacks AWAY 5

Zac Gallen started for Diamondbacks, leaving trailing 1–6.

workload · innings pitched
  • Zac Gallen Starter 3.2 95 6 3 L
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Zac Gallen threw
    CSW 21% 1st-pitch strike 76% 4.5 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 30 32% 1 7 9 9 4
    Slider 20 21% 1 4 4 4 7
    Changeup 16 17% 0 1 3 11 1
    Knuckle Curve 16 17% 1 1 3 10 1
    Sinker 13 14% 2 2 3 4 2
  • Ryan Thompson Middle 1.1 19 0 0 inherited 1, stranded 1
  • Brandyn Garcia Setup 2.0 20 0 2
  • Kevin Ginkel Middle 1.0 14 0 0
Cubs HOME 6

Colin Rea started for Cubs, leaving with a 6–5 lead. Out of the bullpen, Ryan Rolison took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Colin Rea Starter 5.1 102 2 6 W
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Colin Rea threw
    CSW 30% 1st-pitch strike 68% 4.1 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 45 44% 5 11 10 11 8
    Changeup 16 16% 4 1 3 4 4
    Slider 12 12% 3 0 3 4 2
    Curveball 10 10% 2 1 1 5 1
    Sinker 8 8% 0 1 1 3 3
    Sweeper 6 6% 0 2 2 2 0
    Cutter 5 5% 0 1 1 2 1
  • Ryan Rolison Middle 0.2 25 3 2 inherited 1, all 1 scored
  • Phil Maton Middle 1.0 11 0 2 HLD
  • Jacob Webb Middle 2.0 36 0 3 SV

Where the game turned

2 runs Bottom 1st · off Gallen
  • Busch 1B (2)

Batting lines

AWAY · AZ
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Geraldo Perdomo SS 5 1 2 3 0 1 .245 .360 .404 .764 HR (2)
Ildemaro Vargas 2B 4 0 4 1 1 0 .404 .429 .702 1.131
Corbin Carroll RF 5 0 0 0 0 3 .282 .380 .544 .924
Ketel Marte PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .291 .385 .676
Gabriel Moreno C 5 0 0 0 0 3 .244 .300 .356 .656
Jose Fernandez 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .322 .344 .460 .804
Nolan Arenado 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .275 .312 .441 .753
Tim Tawa LF 1 1 0 0 1 0 .156 .250 .267 .517
Jorge Barrosa CF 4 2 2 1 0 0 .219 .265 .438 .703 2 2B
Adrian Del Castillo DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 .210 .246 .355 .601
Alek Thomas CF 2 0 0 0 0 2 .184 .220 .345 .565
HOME · CHC
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Matt Shaw 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .289 .329 .487 .816
Moisés Ballesteros DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 .324 .386 .595 .981
Alex Bregman 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .258 .347 .375 .722 2B
Ian Happ LF 2 1 0 0 2 1 .226 .355 .452 .807
Seiya Suzuki RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .314 .422 .543 .965
Michael Busch 1B 4 0 2 2 0 1 .203 .301 .297 .598 2B
Carson Kelly C 4 1 2 1 0 0 .316 .413 .443 .856
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .242 .305 .358 .663
Dansby Swanson SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 .216 .341 .431 .772
Nico Hoerner 2B 1 1 1 0 0 0 .297 .374 .461 .835 2B

Pitching lines

AWAY · AZ
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Zac Gallen 3.2 7 6 6 3 3 0 95 4.45 L
Ryan Thompson 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 19 3.55
Brandyn Garcia 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 20 0.00
Kevin Ginkel 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 3.68
HOME · CHC
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Colin Rea 5.1 8 2 2 0 6 0 102 4.41 W
Ryan Rolison 0.2 3 3 3 1 2 1 25 4.05
Phil Maton 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 12.00 HLD
Jacob Webb 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 36 4.26 SV

Manager comparison

AWAY · AZ
Torey Lovullo
Lineup 3.0 R Bunts 2.9 R IBBs 1.8 R
HOME · CHC
Craig Counsell
Lineup 2.6 R Bunts 0.5 R IBBs 0.6 R

Recent form

AWAY · AZ
5-5 L3 -2 run diff
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HOME · CHC
5-3 ?2 +17 run diff
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How RunsLeft analyzes games

Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.

Read the full methodology.