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The Chicago Cubs play the Arizona Diamondbacks with a 1-0 series lead.
From ESPN
The Diamondbacks put together a 53-34 record in games they were favored on the moneyline last season (winning 60.9% of those games).
From Fox Sports
With the win, the Cubs took a 2-1 lead in the series, guaranteeing at least a split.
From Chicago Sun-Times
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The Cubs beat the Diamondbacks in a close game in the desert by a score of 4-3, riding a dominate outing from Shota Imanaga
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit a game-tying, two-run homer, Josh Naylor had the go-ahead RBI double and the Arizona Diamondbacks used an eight-run eighth inning to rally past the Chicago Cubs 10-6 on Sunday.
Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell believes baserunning can be a team strength and wants his players to take advantage of that.
In Thursday's domestic Opening Day, the Cubs rarely looked like the team that dropped two games to the Dodgers in Tokyo.
In 2024, despite some growing pains, the Cubs saw the emergence of a prospect who could be their starting center fielder for a long time. Joel Reuter of Bleacher Report recently wrote about one bold prediction for each team in the MLB. For the Cubs, it was that talented outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong would lead the league in steals.
The Cubs are hoping the addition of All-Star right fielder Kyle Tucker helps get them back to the playoffs for the first time since 2020.
A slow start isn't a major setback in and of itself, but it's a reminder of the vast quality gap the Cubs are facing even in a competitive window.
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