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PHOENIX -- Wade Miley worked himself into a jam with a rare walk and a pitch that nearly got sent over the wall. Wholesale Nike Jerseys . Instead of pulling Miley, Arizona manager Kirk Gibson left him out there, wary of using his thin bullpen but also confident that his rookie left-hander could wriggle out of it. Turned out to be a great decision. Miley stranded runners at second and third in the eighth inning and outpitched Matt Garza, helping the Arizona Diamondbacks complete a three-game sweep with a 5-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday. Miley (9-3) retired 20 of the first 21 batters he faced before giving up a homer to Alfonso Soriano in the seventh inning, then was in trouble in the eighth after his second walk in 149 hitters and a double by Darwin Barney. Miley worked his way out of it by striking out Joe Mather, getting pinch-hitter Luis Valbuena on a line out to shortstop and David DeJesus on a comebacker. "It was his game," Gibson said. "He earned the right a long time ago, but he didnt have a choice. We were down to four guys (in the bullpen) and we felt he was the best guy still at that time." Jason Kubel hit a solo homer off Garza (2-6) and Justin Upton had three RBIs, breaking a tight game open with a two-run single through the left side off Manny Corpas in the eighth inning. Aaron Hill also drove in a run to extend his home hitting streak to 16 games and closer J.J. Putz worked out of a little jam in the ninth to finish off Arizonas first sweep of the Cubs in a three-game series since 2001. After struggling the first two months of the season, Arizona has crept back up the NL West standings. The Diamondbacks have gotten good starting pitching, broken out of their offensive funk and have won 10 of 11 home games, 12 of 17 overall, including four straight. "Weve got a lot of confidence right now," Miley said. The Cubs certainly dont. Chicago had four hits against Arizona on Sunday and went 3 for 25 with runners in scoring position with 26 stranded runners in the three games against the Diamondbacks. The Cubs have lost four straight and eight of 11, dropping their record to a baseball-worst 24-48. "When we are winning I am tired, but when we are losing and get swept it is mental," Soriano said. "Losing like we are losing now is tough. The way we are losing is not acceptable." The Diamondbacks had been on an offensive tear, scoring 46 runs the previous five games, their most in the same span since 2000. They rolled over the Cubs the series first two games, including 10-5 on Saturday for their fifth straight game with at least 10 hits. They couldnt keep it going against Garza, but didnt need to the way Miley had the Cubs flailing. A nice surprise for the Diamondbacks this season, he has made a case to represent Arizona at the All-Star game and as a candidate for rookie of the year. Miley entered Sundays game as the rookie leader in wins and ERA (2.30), and had allowed three earned runs in 22 2-3 innings his previous three starts. The left-hander was good against the Cubs, too, retiring 14 straight batters before Soriano lifted a homer just over the wall in left-centre in the seventh that cut Arizonas lead to 2-1. After working himself out of the jam in the eighth inning, Miley walked to lead off the bottom half and scored, along with Hill, when Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro couldnt come up with Uptons hard grounder that put the Diamondbacks up 5-1. He didnt come out for the ninth inning after throwing 116 pitches. "We needed a start like that, one run in eight innings," Gibson said. Garza was nearly as good. The hard-throwing right-hander gave up a run in the first inning when he walked leadoff hitter Gerardo Parra and Upton knocked him in with a flare single to left-centre. Garza had the Diamondbacks off-balance over the next four innings, retiring 15 straight batters before Parra hit a two-out triple in the sixth inning. Hill drove him in with an infield single that third baseman Mather had trouble handling just over the base. Garzas one big mistake came in the seventh inning, when he left an 0-2 pitch up and Kubel hit it out to the pool in right-centre -- the 43rd all-time to get wet -- for a solo homer that put the Diamondbacks up 3-1. Garza allowed three runs on five hits with seven strikeouts in seven innings. "He was outstanding, too," Cubs manager Dave Sveum said. "Besides a hanging slider, walking the leadoff hitter of the game, other than that, he was really good; about as good as he has been in a long time." Problem for the Cubs was that Miley was just a little better. 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Sandoval, recovered from a hamstring strain, was 2 for 4 with a double in his third and final rehab game with Class A San Jose on Sunday. Hes hitting .299 with eight home runs and 33 RBIs with the parent club.ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Tracy Porter wants to play. At this point, though, the Broncos cornerback knows its his health, not his opinion, that counts. Porter missed practice Friday and was still waiting to hear if doctors would clear him to play Sunday against his former team, the New Orleans Saints, after he experienced symptoms similar to those he felt before having a seizure earlier this year. Porter wasnt allowed to fly to Denvers last game, at San Diego on Oct. 15, after he began experiencing light-headedness and a racing heart -- similar to the symptoms he felt before his seizure in August. "I want to play," Porter said in the locker room after practice Friday. "Ive been out long enough with this. But the coaches, the training staff and the doctors are going to make a decision thats best for me. If they say I cant play, Ive got to deal with it and look forward to playing next week. But if they say I can play, Ill be ready to play." Coach John Fox said Porters status was "day-to-day." "Its nothing to mess around with, but Im not going to deny him the right to play if hes healthy enough to play," Fox said. Tony Carter and Chris Harris are the backups and both were listed as such on lineup cards printed by the team for Sundays game. Playing in place off Porter in the San Diego game, Carter returned a fumble for a touchdown and Harris took an interception for a score in a 35-24 win. Wholesale NHL Jerseys. The Saints, with Drew Brees leading the leagues top-ranked passing offence, figure to be as tough a challenge as the Denver secondary will face all season. "We know theres going to be a lot of balls in the air, but when they do catch it, we have to make the tackle and line up for the next play," Harris said. For his part, Porter said hed like to be the man covering the receivers and making those tackles. The fifth-year veteran, who signed with Denver as a free agent before this season, was one of the stars for the Saints three years ago in the Super Bowl, when he picked off Peyton Mannings pass and returned it 74 yards for a touchdown while Manning was trying to guide the Colts to a tying touchdown. This would be Porters first game against his ex-teammates. He said the medical issues have not hindered him physically, even though he has not been cleared to practice. "Ive been preparing all week as if Im playing -- watching film, studying these guys," Porter said. "The only thing is, I wasnt physically out there at practice. Mentally, Im ready to play, but if they say Im not ready, then Ill just have to wait." ' ' '