Overview
- The Cubs and Guardians, who played a rain-forced doubleheader Sunday after a postponement, split the set with Chicago winning 1-0 in the opener and Cleveland taking the nightcap 6-5.
- In Game 1, Edward Cabrera held Cleveland to one hit over 5 2/3 innings, then Miguel Amaya’s eighth-inning single delivered the only run after a walk, a pinch-runner, and a sacrifice bunt.
- The opener produced just three total hits, the fewest in any game at Progressive Field since it opened in 1994.
- In Game 2, Shōta Imanaga exited with a 3-0 lead before relievers Ben Brown and Jacob Webb yielded five runs, and CJ Kayfus and Gabriel Arias powered Cleveland’s late rally.
- Ian Happ broke out of a six-strikeout day with a go-ahead homer and a ninth-inning RBI single, yet Cleveland’s Cade Smith locked down the save as Chicago turns to Tampa Bay next with bullpen questions and reinforcements looming from the minors, including Seiya Suzuki’s nearing return.