Cubs win 10th straight at Wrigley, 2-0 over Arizona

Shota Imanaga pitched seven crisp innings and the Chicago Cubs ended Ildemaro Vargas’ 27-game hitting streak while blanking the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-0 on Saturday.

Ian Happ homered, tripled and doubled for the Cubs, who extended their winning streak at Wrigley Field to 10 games, their longest at home since 2008.

Imanaga allowed four hits, struck out five and walked one on 87 pitches in his second scoreless appearance of six innings or more this season. Brown retired all six batters he faced for his first save.

Happ led off the second with a 399-foot homer to right field into a stiff breeze off Ryne Nelson (1-3), his eighth this season. He extended his on-base streak to 23 games, the longest active streak in the majors.

The Cubs had not won 10 in a row at home since they had 14 straight victories at Wrigley in 2008.

Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner, who left Friday’s game with neck tightness, did not play and is considered day to day.

RHP Merrill Kelly (1-2, 9.20 ERA) starts for Arizona on Sunday against Cubs LHP Matthew Boyd (1-1, 7.00).



(AP Photo Erin Hooley)