The Cubs are hoping the addition of All-Star right fielder Kyle Tucker helps get them back to the playoffs for the first time since 2020.

From there, the Cubs will be part of the itinerant Athletics’ home opener at a Triple-A ballpark in Sacramento, Calif. Another West Coast trip is scheduled for the middle of April, and by that point the Cubs will have played the San Diego Padres six times.

Our Cubs vs. Diamondbacks predictions expect a strong start from Eduardo Rodriguez and a bounce-back win for Arizona.

Matthew Boyd is making his Cubs debut this afternoon. He didn’t have a good spring, but his last outing, March 16 vs. the Yomiuri Giants in Tokyo, was good: four shutout innings with six strikeouts. Current members of the Diamondbacks are batting a small sample size .

A night after his heads-up defensive play sealed a victory for the Chicago Cubs, Dansby Swanson has his team in front of the Diamondbacks thanks to his bat. Swanson blasted a solo homer to left-center field in the top of the second inning, a swing that represents the only run of the game in Sunday’s series finale at Chase Field.