Arizona tightens wild card race with 1-0 win at Wrigley

Zac Gallen pitched a three-hitter for his second career complete game, helping the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Chicago Cubs 1-0 on Friday for their third straight win.

Rookie Corbin Carroll accounted for the game’s only run with a two-out RBI single in the eighth inning against Mark Leiter Jr. Seiya Suzuki nearly made a terrific catch in right field, but the ball hit the grass in front of his glove and the out call by first base umpire Stu Scheurwater was overturned in a video review.

Arizona (74-68) won for the fourth time in five games and moved within two games of Chicago for the No. 2 spot in the NL wild-card standings.

Chicago wasted a strong start by Taillon, who struck out nine while pitching six innings of one-hit ball. Suzuki had two hits for the Cubs (76-66).

José Cuas (3-1) surrendered Lourdes Gurriel Jr.’s leadoff single in the eighth. He walked Gabriel Moreno and struck out Jordan Lawlar before he was replaced by Leiter.

Gallen retired his first 10 batters before he hit Nico Hoerner with one out in the fourth. Suzuki singled with one out in the fifth for Chicago’s first hit.




Nico Hoerner slides into second on a throw handled by Arizona's Jordan Lawlar on Friday at Wrigley Field.  (AP Photo Charles Rex Arbogast)