Michael Busch hit a three-run triple and a sacrifice fly, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-4 on Sunday for their fifth straight win.<\/p>\n
Mois\u00e9s Ballesteros homered as Chicago improved to 15-3 in its last 18 games. Matthew Boyd (2-1) pitched six innings of two-run ball.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Gabriel Moreno and Adrian Del Castillo each hit two-run homers for Arizona in its fourth straight loss. Merrill Kelly (1-3) allowed six runs and eight hits in 4 1\/3 innings.<\/p>\n
The Diamondbacks had a chance to get back in the game in the seventh, loading the bases with two down. But Ketel Marte struck out swinging against Phil Maton, ending the inning.<\/p>\n
Ballesteros connected for a two-run shot in the third, and the NL Central-leading Cubs added three more in the fifth.<\/p>\n
Ballesteros reached on a leadoff walk and Alex Bregman followed with a bouncer to third. Nolan Arenado tried to get Ballesteros at second, but he beat out the throw. Ian Happ then walked after he used\u00a0ABS<\/a>\u00a0to overturn a called third strike.<\/p>\n One batter later, Busch chased Kelly with a liner into the corner in right. Busch’s first triple of the season gave Chicago a 6-2 lead.<\/p>\n Carson Kelly had two hits and two RBIs for the Cubs, and\u00a0Nico Hoerner<\/a>\u00a0went 2 for 5 in his return to the lineup after missing\u00a0Saturday’s game<\/a>\u00a0because of tightness in his neck.<\/p>\n Up next<\/p>\n Diamondbacks: LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (2-0, 3.03 ERA) starts Tuesday night against Pittsburgh in the opener of a six-game homestand. RHP Bubba Chandler (1-3, 4.97 ERA) takes the mound for the Pirates.<\/p>\n Cubs: RHP Edward Cabrera (3-0, 3.06 ERA) starts Monday night against Cincinnati in the opener of a four-game series.<\/p>\n \n More from CBS News\n <\/p>\n