The Arizona Diamondbacks clinched the head-to-head tiebreaker against the Chicago Cubs, who have lost five of six games to Arizona within the last week.
The Cubs only hold a tiebreaker advantage against the San Francisco Giants. A tied record with the Diamonbacks, Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds or Miami Marlins after the 162-game schedule is completed would set up the Cubs to be sitting at home in October. The Cubs need to stay a game ahead of most of their pursuers, making Saturday night’s matchup with the Diamondbacks particularly important. A victory would ensure they return to Chicago still ahead of Arizona.
Both of the Diamondbacks’ home runs came with two outs. In the first inning, Steele’s four-pitch walk of Christian Walker put runners on the corners. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. did not miss Steele’s next pitch, a slider in the bottom third of the zone to try and get a first-pitch strike. Steele efficiently rolled through the next four innings. He thought he had good stuff all night and felt Thursday’s off day gave his arm a little extra oomph, touching 95 mph during the outing.
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