Overview

• Arizona clinched the first two games of the series by beating Chicago 4-1 at Rate Field on Tuesday.
• Ketel Marte opened the scoring with a solo home run and Alek Thomas broke a 1-1 tie with a seventh-inning RBI single.
• Starter Ryne Nelson struck out a season-high seven and allowed one run over five innings in his sixth outing with one run or fewer.
• Infielder Ildemaro Vargas suffered a fractured fifth metatarsal and the team is also managing injuries to Eugenio Suárez and Josh Naylor.
• Right-hander Zac Gallen (5–8, 5.60 ERA) is set to start Wednesday’s series finale against rookie Sean Burke.