Cubs vs. D-backs Game Highlights (7/16/21) | MLB Highlights

Madison Bumgarner his first start since June the second coming off left shoulder trouble. Yeah you know Bumgarner has got up to a little bit of a slow start picked it up in the middle of the year and had a really good what a five start stretch and then he really scuffled to the end when he hurt his arm. So we'll see where Matt Bum is out right now physically Contreras to thirty six and thirteen home runs three to now and Paul for he walked him and that's a really nice plate appearance from Wilson Contreras so man aboard and nobody out Chris Bryan now is back from an all star game appearance the fourth of his career Bumgarner again on one and two and got him this time on a good slider down and in strikeout number one of the night for Bumgarner one out here on the first. Yeah tie them up right there with a really good slider down and in. And it's so hard with Madison Lee's cross firing like that he's coming you know from way outside puts Brian away and now it's Anthony Rizzo choking up on the bat a little two strike approach he has off the middle on that is right there. I pulled Rojas off the bag a bit but they get the double play six for three and I'm at a little flip by Ross came across the bag and then doubled up Rizzo and that'll end the inning no runs I want nobody left. We'll go to the bottom of the first go to right hander Kyle Hendricks no pitcher in the league has won more games but going into the second half he's also tops in the league and hits and home runs allowed not afraid to pitch the contact at all. In fact he's mostly going to get ground balls when he's really on but you know his changeup is the equalizer not a hard thrower does it by by location does it by movement but the change up when he gets ahead he can put anybody else even when they're looking for the change. Here's a three to that one hit in the air left field. Ian Hap playing in left field tonight the two two from Hendricks fly ball pop fly really on the infield foul territory Rizzo coming down the line and he's got it and that's out. Number two swing and a miss strike three Kyle Hendricks turns out the lights on the Diamondbacks in this first inning works one two three gets a strikeout nothing nothing game inning number two by his hits a little line drive left center field base hit Bonning in front of Peralta lead off single for Baez takes a big turn. It was an off speed pitch he went down and got it hit it kind of off the end of the bat not a real hard hit ball but he just looped it into shallow left center. Runner goes throw down the second and that skips away Baez gets up he'll scramble to third so it'll be a stolen base to and the Cubs are in business man a third and nobody out now Marisnick will line one down the left field line. It's a diving catch by Peralta but tagging is Baez and coming in to score the game's first run nice catch by Peralta. It's going to be a sacrifice fly for Marisnick and the Cubs lead one to nothing Baez singling stealing second going to third on the throwing air by the catcher holiday and scoring on the sack fly by Jake Marisnick nice play. Does it go up a bad. That's a double home runs 10 RBI as a doubles swings and skies this one to center but under it is Pavin Smith. We'll talk about that when we come back as the Cedric type one run one hit Rizzo holding the runner Peralta Smith waiting Hendricks firing curveball line caught by Rizzo a double play steps on the bag. Anthony caught it and his next step was right down on the bag. That's one of the quickest double plays you'll ever see. Sacrifice but it's good puts the runner in scoring position. Now let's see if Ross can tie it up and a drive ripped to right. That'll tie it up extra bases to the wall and the scores holiday and Ross has got himself an RBI double or not in a one big two out hit for Josh Ross under control. He wasn't trying to hit the ball five hundred feet and just turned over on one and just drilled it right down into the right field corner. Anthony rounded into a double play in the first six for three Anthony swings and drills one to deep right field going back is Calhoun. He looks up it's gone. Anthony Rizzo a solo home run Cubs retake the lead two to one over the Diamondbacks here in the fourth. How good does that feel knowing that it's been a long time since Anthony Rizzo has jogged around the bases. It was a breaking ball Zach and he got all of it drove it over the wall and right center Christian Walker at the plate righty to right Hendricks delivers. This is lined to the power alley and left center field. It'll bounce and roll all the way to the wall around first and heading to second is Walker with a one out double gets a good pitch to hit and he drills it to down and the base is still loaded. And now the catcher Brian Holliday at the plate. Here comes the O2 strike three called that one to hog the outside corner and the home plate on fire. Lance Barksdale rung him up Hendricks and the Cubs get out of the jam as Arizona leaves the bases loaded to down for Escobar for two Escobar's been really frustrated against Hendricks and now the two to change up dribbled back to the mound fielded by Hendricks and he throws to first to get him good pitch. Diamondbacks won't score. We move to the sixth inning next offering Rizzo gets hit in the shoulder a high fastball inside Rizzo got nailed and he trots to first Baumgartner kind of gave him a little shout out going down the line. So he got away. There's Mad Bum's apology. So Baez now with a two hour base the two to pitch with two outs and a base runner swing and a miss Baez chase one about head high and he strikes out to strike out to the six in the game for Baumgartner one down and Patrick Wisdom do up swings and hits one in the air in a deep left field. If it's fair it's gone and it is gone for a home run. Wisdom goes yard and the Cubs extend the lead. Jason Heyward will get a chance to hit in this spot. That's drilled in the air Jason Heyward a pitch hit two Cubs have opened up a five one lead J.A. off the bench and over the right field wall the pitch by to pair breaking ball got him strike three called by Barksdale and hug the outside portion of the plate and to pair up gets the Cubs out of the jam. Two on and two out. And his two to pitch to wisdom got him looking any over wisdom didn't like it but have late Lance Barksdale's got that call third strike working. Here comes the two to from Kimbrell swing and a miss strike three and the Cubs win the ball game five to one the final the Cubs out to congratulate Craig Kimbrell and the rest of the team on the field. Big night for the Cubs. They win the ball game by a score of five to one.