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Cubs' struggles continue
PHOENIX - Yusmeiro Petit became the latest starter to shut down sputtering Chicago, and the Diamondbacks made it two in a row over the Cubs with a 9-2 romp on Tuesday night.
Conor Jackson drove in three runs with a solo homer and two-run double. Orlando Hudson added a solo shot for Arizona before leaving the game after being hit by a pitch in the eighth.
Jackson's shot off starter Jason Marquis in the first put Arizona up 1-0, and his sliding score from second on Mark Reynolds' single put the Diamondbacks ahead 2-0 in the third. Stephen Drew doubled in the Diamondbacks' third run in the fourth.
The Diamondbacks added two off left-hander Sean Marshall in the seventh. Drew beat out a double play, advanced to third, then scored on a wild pitch
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