One swing decided it. Jose Caballero's home run gave the Yankees their only runs of the night, and that was all Gerrit Cole and New York's bullpen needed in a 2-1 win over the Cubs at Wrigley Field.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYY | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Caballero finished 2-for-3 with the homer, two RBIs and a run scored. His blast to center, measured at 408 feet, came with two on and erased what had been a scoreless tie through two innings. It was his only extra-base hit of the night, but it was enough.
The Yankees broke through in the third when Caballero homered to center, scoring McMahon ahead of him to make it 2-0. The Cubs answered in the fourth, with Busch singling to right to bring home Suzuki and cut the deficit to 2-1, but they could not push across another run the rest of the way.
Colin Rea took the loss for Chicago despite a solid outing, allowing 2 runs on 3 hits over 6.0 innings with 7 strikeouts and just 1 walk. Cole, meanwhile, worked 5.2 innings for New York, allowing 1 run on 4 hits with 5 strikeouts and 3 walks, improving to 5-5 with a 3.42 ERA. David Bednar closed it out with 1.1 scoreless innings, striking out one for his 24th save. Seiya Suzuki had a productive night for Chicago, going 2-for-4 with a double, but the Cubs managed just four hits as a team and could not find the equalizer.
The result was New York's third straight involving one-run margins in recent form, with the Yankees improving to 63-49. The Cubs fell to 63-49 as well, dropping the finale after a one-game slide.