MLB

New York Yankees at Chicago Cubs

· Major League Baseball
New York Yankees
63-49, 37-26 Away
Final
2 - 1
Chicago Cubs
63-49, 31-24 Home

Caballero homers, Cole pitches into 6th and gets bullpen help as Yankees edge Cubs 2-1

New York Yankees vs. Chicago Cubs: Game Highlights

New York got 3 1/3 scoreless innings from relievers Brent Headrick, Paul Blackburn and David Bednar to take two of three at Wrigley Field.

Seiya Suzuki finished with two hits for Chicago, including a double. Michael Busch had an RBI.

Cole (5-5) yielded one run on four hits in his 13th start since coming back from Tommy John surgery. The right-hander struck out five and walked three, but needed a lift from the bullpen.

Headrick relieved Cole with the bases loaded and two outs in the sixth, and got Nico Hoerner to fly out. He struck out the side in the seventh.

David Bednar entered with two outs in the eighth, and got Ian Happ to fly out with runners on second and third. Bednar worked around a walk in the ninth for his 24th save.

Colin Rea (8-8) allowed two runs on three hits. He struck out seven, including first five Yankees hitters, and walked one.

Caballero, who added a single, ended an 18-game drought without going deep. He lined a 408-foot drive against the wind to left-center in the third to give New York a 2-0 lead,

Suzuki led off the fourth with a double, then scored on Busch’s single to cut it to 2-1.

Up next Cubs: LHP Matthew Boyd (6-1, 3.141 ERA) gets the start as Chicago begins a three-game set against the Dodgers Monday. Los Angeles has not named a starter.

Yankees: RHP Cam Schlittler (10-6, 2.04) starts against Cardinals RHP Michael McGreevy (4-9, 3.57) on Monday in New York.

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning Conforto struck out looking.
9th Inning Conforto hit for Amaya
9th Inning Swanson grounded out to third.
9th Inning Ramirez stole second.
9th Inning Ramirez walked.
9th Inning Hoerner flied out to left.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 0
5 Ground Balls 6
9 Strikeouts 10
2 Runs Batted In 1
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
5 Hits 4
0 Stolen Bases 3
1 Walks 6
0 Catcher Interference 0
2 Runs 1
0 Ground Into Double Play 1
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
33 At Bats 30
1 Home Runs 0
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
11 Runners Left On Base 21
0 Triples 0
1 Game Winning RBIs 0
0 Intentional Walks 0
0 Doubles 1
19 Fly Balls 14
0 Caught Stealing 0
135 Pitches 160
0 Games Started 0
1 Pinch At Bats 1
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
0 Is Qualified In Steals 1
8 Total Bases 5
34 Plate Appearances 36
162.0 Projected Home Runs 0.0
1 Extra Base Hits 1
0.9 Runs Created 1.8
.152 Batting Average .133
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.242 Slugging Percentage .167
.121 Secondary Average .333
.176 On Base Percentage .278
.419 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .444
0.3 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.4
0.9 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 1.8
16.0 Batter Rating 13.0
33.0 At Bats Per Home Run 0.0
0.00 Stolen Base Percentage 1.00
3.97 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 4.44
.091 Isolated Power .033
0.11 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.60
.029 Walks Per Plate Appearance .167
-.030 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .200
4.0 Runs Produced 2.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.3 Patience Ratio 0.3
0.2 Balls In Play Average 0.2
67.0 MLB Rating 63.3
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Wrigley Field

Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 40,057 | Capacity:

2026 American League East Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Tampa Bay - 62 L1 0.6075949 96
New York 5 67 W1 0.5759494 91
Boston 11 73 W1 0.53797466 85
Baltimore 18.5 81 W3 0.49056605 78
Toronto 19.5 82 L3 0.48427674 77

2026 National League Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Milwaukee - 59 W1 0.62658226 99
Chicago 12 71 L2 0.5506329 87
Pittsburgh 19 78 L1 0.5063291 80
St. Louis 22 81 W1 0.48734176 77
Cincinnati 26 85 L1 0.4620253 73
Full Standings