Busch drives in 4, surging Cubs sweep Arizona 8-4

Michael Busch hit a three-run triple and the Chicago Cubs beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-4 on Sunday for their fifth straight win.

Moisés Ballesteros homered as Chicago improved to 15-3 in its last 18 games. Matthew Boyd (2-1) pitched six innings of two-run ball.

At 22-12, the Cubs are a season-high 10 games over .500. They have won 11 straight home games for the first time since they won 14 in a row at Wrigley Field in 2008.

In Arizona's fourth straight loss, Merrill Kelly (1-3) allowed six runs and eight hits in 4 1/3 innings.

Cubs RHP Edward Cabrera (3-0, 3.06 ERA) starts Monday night against Cincinnati in the opener of a four-game series.


(AP Photo Nam Y. Huh)