Diamondbacks 16, Cubs 8: Jefferson Rojas hit a grand slam, but Edward Cabrera gets hit hard
Wednesday was a very hot afternoon in the Phoenix area. The temperature reached 101 degrees, breaking the record for the month: Sky Harbor Airport reached 101° at 2:59 pm MST. This sets a new record high temperature for the month of March.
Stay tuned for the official high temperature post. #azwx pic. twitter.
com/m2PKA9A39c — NWS Phoenix (@NWSPhoenix) March 18, 2026 “Hot” also described the Cubs bats, at least early in the game. The D-backs came back, though, hitting Edward Cabrera hard, and won the game 16-8 . The D-backs scored first, off Cabrera in the first inning.
The run was unearned. Corbin Carroll reached on an error by Matt Shaw, who was playing right field. Carroll then stole second and scored on a single by Geraldo Perdomo.
Carroll suffered a broken hamate bone during a BP session earlier in camp and this was just his fourth Spring Training game. Perdomo had been off at the WBC playing for the Dominican Republic and this was his first game back. So the D-backs took advantage of a couple of their good players being back in the lineup.