Overview
- The April 4 game at Progressive Field was postponed due to inclement weather and rescheduled as a traditional, single-admission doubleheader Sunday starting at 1:10 p.m. ET, with April 5 ticket holders seated for both games and April 4 tickets eligible for exchange by May 5.
- Chicago took Game 1 on Sunday 1-0 after a tight pitchers' duel, with Cleveland’s Slade Cecconi throwing six one-hit innings before the Cubs broke through in the eighth.
- Cleveland lined up Slade Cecconi for the opener and Parker Messick for Game 2, while Chicago started Edward Cabrera in Game 1 and tabbed Shōta Imanaga for the nightcap.
- The Cubs placed right-hander Cade Horton on the injured list Saturday after he exited Friday’s start with right forearm discomfort, and they recalled left-hander Riley Martin.
- Cleveland added left-hander Logan Allen as the 27th man for the doubleheader to bolster pitching depth for the long day.