Nothing separated these teams until the seventh. Then Chicago turned a tie game into control with a three-run inning that swung the night. The Cubs held on from there for a 5-2 win over the Yankees at Wrigley Field.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| CHC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | X | 5 | 7 | 1 |
David Peterson was the story on the mound before the bats took over. He worked 6.1 innings, allowing 5 hits and 2 runs (1 earned) while striking out 8. He kept the Yankees' offense in check for most of the evening, setting the stage for the late-inning swings that decided it.
Chicago scored first when Crow-Armstrong came around on a wild pitch by Fried in the first. New York tied it in the fifth as Caballero singled to right, driving in Jones. Jones answered for himself in the seventh, homering to left center to put the Yankees back in front, 2-1. But Chicago's response was immediate and decisive. Hoerner tied it with a home run to left, and two batters later Crow-Armstrong tripled to right to bring home Ramirez, giving the Cubs a lead they would not relinquish. Suzuki added another run with a single to center that scored Crow-Armstrong, capping the three-run seventh. Chicago tacked on once more in the eighth when Busch singled to left, driving in Bregman.
Fried's night unraveled after a strong start; he went 5.1 innings with 2 hits and 1 run (1 earned) before New York's bullpen struggled behind him. Fernando Cruz took the loss, allowing 2 runs on 1 hit in just 0.2 innings. The Yankees' relief corps overall gave up 4 runs across 2.2 innings, undoing the work Fried and the lineup had put in.
Trent Thornton picked up the win in relief for Chicago, and Caleb Thielbar closed it out with a scoreless inning for his third save. The Cubs improved to 63-48, snapping into a winning streak with this result, while the Yankees fell to 62-49.