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Lackey paves way with shutout ball into 7th
- Updated: June 4, 2016
CHICAGO — John Lackey has a long memory and a strong sense of pride.
That was a bad combination for the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field, as Lackey threw 6 2/3 scoreless innings and struck out nine to lead the Cubs to a 6-0 win in the opener of a weekend series.
In Lackey’s assessment, it was payback for the D-backs scoring six runs off him April 7 in Arizona, his first start of the season.
“They got some runs off me in my first start of the year, so I felt like I kind of owed them one,” said Lackey, who still got the win in the Cubs’ 14-6 victory in that game. “So I was going to try and get after it a little bit.”
Lackey continued what’s been a dominant season for the Cubs’ starting staff to date, allowing five hits and walking two to lower his ERA to 2.88. …
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