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Kyle Tucker homers as the Cubs hold off the Diamondbacks for a 4-3 win
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Kyle Tucker homers as the Cubs hold off the Diamondbacks for a 4-3 win

2025-03-30 11:12 Last Updated At:11:21

PHOENIX (AP) — Kyle Tucker hit his first home run with the Chicago Cubs, leading his new team to a 4-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night.

Shota Imanaga pitched seven effective innings as Chicago bounced back from Friday's 8-1 loss to Arizona. Ryan Pressly worked a rocky ninth inning for his first save with the Cubs.

Tucker had three hits. With one out in the fifth and Jon Berti aboard after a leadoff single, Tucker hit a drive to right off Brandon Pfaadt to give Chicago a 3-1 lead.

Tucker was acquired in a December trade with Houston.

Rookie Matt Shaw added his first major league homer for the Cubs, a pinch-hit drive to left in the seventh off Jalen Beeks.

Imanaga (1-0) allowed one run and three hits in his second start of the season.

Chicago had its lead cut to 4-3 on Eugenio Suárez's two-run drive off Pressly in the ninth. It was Suárez’s major league-high fourth homer this season.

With two out and two runners on, Corbin Carroll hit a soft, one-bouncer to charging shortstop Dansby Swanson. The speedy Carroll reached on an infield single, but pinch-runner Garrett Hampson overran third and was tagged by Swanson for the final out of the game.

Pressly was acquired in a trade with the Astros in January.

Pfaadt (0-1) allowed six hits in six innings in his first start since he agreed to a $45 million, five-year deal with Arizona.

Gage Workman made his MLB debut for the Cubs, batting eighth and playing third base. He struck out twice and made a nice play in the field, backhanding a grounder and throwing out Suárez.

Workman, a Rule 5 pick from Detroit in December, grew up in nearby Chandler and played at Arizona State.

The Cubs’ Pete Crow-Armstrong threw out Josh Naylor trying to advance to third on a fly to center field to end the Arizona fourth. Naylor was originally ruled safe by umpire Phil Cuzzi but the call was overturned on review.

The Diamondbacks went 1 for 9 with runners in scoring position.

Chicago’s Matthew Boyd opposes Arizona’s Eduardo Rodriguez in a battle of lefties in Sunday’s series finale.

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Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Shota Imanaga has a moment to himself in the dugout during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks Saturday, March 29, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Shota Imanaga has a moment to himself in the dugout during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks Saturday, March 29, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)

Chicago Cubs' Matt Shaw, right, smiles after hitting a home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the seventh inning of a baseball game Saturday, March 29, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)

Chicago Cubs' Matt Shaw, right, smiles after hitting a home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the seventh inning of a baseball game Saturday, March 29, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)

Chicago Cubs' Matt Shaw, center, smiles after hitting a home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the seventh inning of a baseball game Saturday, March 29, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)

Chicago Cubs' Matt Shaw, center, smiles after hitting a home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the seventh inning of a baseball game Saturday, March 29, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)

Chicago Cubs outfielder Kyle Tucker, right, gets a forearm bump from Seiya Suzuki (27) after after hitting a two-run home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the fifth inning of a baseball game Saturday, March 29, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)

Chicago Cubs outfielder Kyle Tucker, right, gets a forearm bump from Seiya Suzuki (27) after after hitting a two-run home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the fifth inning of a baseball game Saturday, March 29, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A long-dormant 1985 state law in Nevada — requiring parents or guardians to be notified before a minor undergoes an abortion — can be enforced, a federal judge ruled Monday.

U.S. District Court Judge Anne Traum in Nevada said in a written decision that the 40-year-old law can take effect on April 30, but the judge also left open the possibility for abortion rights advocates to seek a court order blocking its reinstatement while they challenge the law's constitutionality.

The requirement has never before been enforced in Nevada because of a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that found it was unconstitutional based on Roe v. Wade. But after the Supreme Court reversed the landmark decision in 2022, stripping away constitutional protections for abortion, a group of district attorneys mostly in rural Nevada sued to restore the 1985 law.

Planned Parenthood argued that the 1985 law, despite the reversal of Roe, remains “unconstitutionally vague” and that it violates minors’ rights to due process and equal protection.

But Traum, who was appointed by President Joe Biden, said in her decision that “whether the statute is unconstitutional for another reason has not been fully litigated nor is that question before the Court in this motion.”

Emailed messages seeking comment Tuesday were left with attorneys for Planned Parenthood.

James Bopp Jr., a lawyer representing some of the district attorneys, told The Associated Press that the law would protect “vulnerable, immature girls from making a decision that has life-altering consequences for themselves.”

Abortions in Nevada are legal until 24 weeks, with exceptions to save a mother’s life or to protect her health. In November, a ballot question to enshrine Nevada’s abortion rights in the state constitution received its first nod of approval from voters, who must also approve the measure in 2026 in order to amend the constitution.

Parental involvement in a minor’s decision to have an abortion is required in 36 states, according to KFF, a nonprofit that researches health care issues. Some states require only parental notification, as is the case with Nevada's law, while other states also require consent.

Nevada's law also allows a minor to get a court order authorizing an abortion without first notifying parents or guardians.

FILE - People rally in support of abortion rights, May 21, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

FILE - People rally in support of abortion rights, May 21, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

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