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Rizzo drives in 6, Cubs rally late to beat D-Backs 9-6

PHOENIX —Anthony Rizzo matched his career high with six RBIs and the Cubs beat the D'backs 9-6 Saturday night, snapping the Arizona's five-game winning streak.

Rizzo doubled in three runs in the Cubs' four-run fifth inning, then broke a 6-6 tie with a three-run homer into the Chase Field swimming pool area off Enrique Burgos (0-2) in the ninth.

Jason Motte (2-1) pitched two-thirds of an inning to get the win. Pedro Strop pitched a perfect ninth for his first save of the season.

The Cubs, losers 5-4 in 13 innings Friday night, scored five runs in the final two innings.

Rizzo's six RBIs tied a career best set on Sept. 16, 2012.

David Peralta doubled in three runs, and Tuffy Gosewisch homered for Arizona.

The Diamondbacks led 6-4 through seven, but Starlin Castro singled with two outs in the eighth, Oliver Perez hit Miguel Montero with a pitch and Jorge Soler doubled both runners home.

In the ninth, Dexter Fowler singled with one out and Kris Bryant reached on an error on third baseman Yasmany Tomas to set up Rizzo's ninth home run of the season.

The Cubs coughed up a lead earlier.

Arizona's Rubby De La Rosa cruised through four scoreless innings before the Cubs erupted in the fifth. After De La Rosa hit Bryant to bring in a run, Rizzo followed with a double off the left-field wall, clearing the bases and putting Chicago up 4-2.

The lead didn't last long.

With one out and a runner on first in Arizona's fifth, Nick Ahmed hit a soft grounder to short for what looked to be an easy inning-ending double play. But second baseman Addison Russell dropped the sort toss from shortstop Starlin Castro and both runners were safe. Diamondbacks starter Jake Arrieta walked Paul Goldschmidt to load the bases, and David Peralta doubled deep in the right-field gap to bring all three runners home and put Arizona back on top 5-4.

Gosewisch's shot into Arizona's bullpen down the left-field line made it 6-4. Both of his career homes have come against the Cubs.

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