Result: Cubs 10, Diamondbacks 6. The Cubs lead the NL Central by one game over Milwaukee and three over St. Louis. C.C. Sabathia shut out the Cardinals on Wednesday.
What happened: After scoring just two runs in the first two games in Phoenix, Cubs' bats erupted. Derrek Lee got it started with a first-inning homer, and Reed Johnson capped a six-run eighth inning with a grand slam. Ted Lilly was serviceable enough, allowing three runs in six innings for his 10th win, joining Carlos Zambrano and Ryan Dempster as 10-game winners.
It was over when the Cubs roughed up the D'Backs' bullpen in the eighth. Consecutive singles by Aramis Ramirez and Geovany Soto plated a run, and also broke up lengthy hitless streaks for both. Mark DeRosa drew a bases-loaded walk, setting up Johnson's blast to right-center. Johnson may have been aided by an overreaching fan, but the umpires upheld the home run call.
Up next: Marlins-Cubs from Wrigley tonight at 7. Scott Olsen vs. Carlos Zambrano.
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