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Shaun Murphy edges John Higgins 17-15 to reach his fifth World Snooker final!
The Chicago Cubs aim for their 10th consecutive home victory against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday, May 2, 2023. The Cubs have a rich history of home winning streaks, with their last notable run being 14 games in 2008.
Saturday notesâŠ
The Cubs are attempting to achieve their 10th consecutive home victory, which would mark a significant milestone in their recent performance history.
Key players include Ian Happ, who recently hit a home run, and Dansby Swanson, who has been performing well with five home runs in his last 17 games.
The last double-digit home winning streak for the Cubs was 14 games, which occurred from May 18 to June 22, 2008.
On May 2, 2001, the Cubs homered four times and defeated the Padres 8-3 at Wrigley Field.

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Cubs lineup:
Diamondbacks lineup:
ShĆta Imanaga was a little off his game Sunday against the Dodgers, allowing five runs in 5.1 innings. One positive: He did not allow a home run and this year heâs given up just three long balls in 34.1 innings, a vast improvement over last year.
Overall, though, after a bit of a rough outing his first time out this year against the Nationals, Imanaga posted a 2.45 ERA and 0.750 WHIP in 29.1 innings in five April starts. Canât really argue with that sort of production.
Last year, he threw seven innings of three-hit, one-run ball against the D-backs March 29, 2025 at Chase Field. Do that again, ShĆta.
Ryne Nelson had a pretty good year for the D-backs in 2025 (33 games, 23 starts, 3.39 ERA, 1.071 WHIP, 3.4 bWAR), but this year has been a disaster. Heâs had two decent starts but the other four have been awful, and especially the last two: 15 hits, 14 earned runs in 5.1 innings (thatâs a 23.83 ERA). Heâs allowed six home runs in 25.2 innings this year.
Last year he made two relief appearances against the Cubs and they absolutely pounded him: 10 hits, nine runs in 2.1 innings.
Do that again this afternoon, Cubs hitters.
Todayâs game is on Marquee Sports Network.
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