Vargas' Hit Streak Continues, Dbacks' Rotation Struggles

0:00On May 2nd, Cubs snagged a tight win over the Diamondbacks last night, thanks to Ildemaro Vargas lighting it up with a perfect 4 for 4 night. That performance bumped his batting average to a league leading point, 404, and stressed his history to 27 games straight. Earlier this week, Vargas shattered the record for the longest hit streak by a Venezuelan born player, topping Wilson Ramos. His hot bat carried the Cubs offence, even as they left runner stranded late with guys like Corbin Carroll and Kettle Marte, due up in the 9th. On the Diamondback side, starters that Galen had a rough one, not even making it out of the third inning after giving up 6 earn runs. Their bullpen stepped up big to lock it down, but the starters keep struggling to go deep. This loss highlights a bigger issue for Arizona. They dropped from 2nd in the league last year for average starting pitcher outings to below average. Now, Galen's meldown just made that trend look even worse. Keep an eye on Vargas chasing more history, while the D-backs try to steady their rotation

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