PHOENIX — Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga watched left fielder Ian Happ catch an inning-ending fly ball and pointed to the sky. In a game the Cubs would win 4-3 on Saturday against the Diamondbacks, Imanaga had just breezed through the sixth inning.

Kyle Tucker hit his first home run with the Chicago Cubs, leading his new team to a 4-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Kyle Tucker had three hits including his first homer of the season, rookie Matt Shaw hit his first major league homer and the Chicago Cubs held off the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 in Phoenix on Saturday.

The thing about a baseball season is that no matter how much we think we know about what might happen, we rarely have any clue exactly how things are going to transpire. That is part of what makes it so fun.

Phoenix; Sunday, 4:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Matthew Boyd (0-0); Diamondbacks: Eduardo Rodriguez (0-0) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Diamondbacks -126, Cubs +106; over/under is 9 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs face the Arizona Diamondbacks leading the series 2-1.

Arizona Diamondbacks’ Eugenio Suárez, right, rounds the bases as he celebrates his two-run home run against Chicago Cubs pitcher Jameson Taillon (50) during the fourth inning of a baseball game Friday, March 28, 2025, in Phoenix. Sports Newsletter All of the Chicago sports stories making news as they break, plus headlines every morning.

Suárez hit both of his homers off Cubs right-hander Jameson Tallion (0-1), who gave up six runs over 4 1/3 innings.

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The Diamondbacks lost to the Cubs despite a ninth inning rally, which was cut short by a baserunning mistake by pinch runner Garrett Hampson.