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PHOENIX —drove in three runs, helping the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Chicago Cubs 8-3 on Friday night for their season-high fifth straight victory.Nick Ahmedhomered for Chicago, and Albert Almora Jr. collected four hits. But the Cubs were unable to overcome another shaky performance byThe Diamondbacks jumped on Hendricks for three runs in the first. Jones singled in, and Flores drove in two more when he rolled a single through the right side with two out.
Bryant responded with a two-run shot in the third for his first homer since opening day. Bryant's two-out drive left the park in a hurry, hitting a digital sign board in left-centre on the fly. Baez's team-leading ninth homer trimmed Arizona's lead to 4-3 in the fourth. But the Diamondbacks broke it open in the fifth on Flores' RBI single and Ahmed's first triple of the season.pitched three innings for his first save.
Hendricks was charged with seven runs and 10 hits in five innings. The righty struck out 11 in seven scoreless innings in his previous start against the Diamondbacks on April 19.had two hits for Arizona, including his 13th double. Peralta passedin 2014 for the most doubles in franchise history in the opening month of the season.
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