Expect a tight duel early as Parker Messick and Edward Cabrera trade zeroes. Messick’s plus change-up neutralises Chicago’s right-handed core, and he cruises through four frames before a leadoff double by Nico Hoerner and a sac-fly plate the Cubs’ first run in the fifth. Cabrera flashes upper-90s life but lives on the edges; Cleveland strings together three straight quality at-bats in the third, capped by Steven Kwan’s RBI single for a 1-0 lead. The bullpens decide it. Chicago’s middle-relief depth has been stretched since Horton’s exit, and Phil Maton can’t escape the seventh: José Ramírez turns a 95-mph sinker into the right-field gap, Chase DeLauter walks, and Brayan Rocchio rifles a two-run double off the wall. Guardians add insurance in the eighth when DeLauter stays red-hot, sending a Caleb Thielbar cutter the opposite way for a run-scoring single. Connor Brogdon and Erik Sabrowski slam the door with 95/82 mph north-south combos, each striking out two in their respective frames. Messick exits after 6.1 innings of one-run ball (7 K, 0 BB). Cabrera’s final line: 6 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 6 K, but Chicago’s offence never fully solves Cleveland’s lefty-heavy bullpen mix. Guardians ride balanced contact and airtight pitching to a 4-2 victory, extending their division lead while the Cubs slip further under .500.

Sandsynlige pitchere

S. Imanaga Cubs

4-6 4.37 ERA

69 K

P. Messick Guardians

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Chicago Cubs — Trup

Spiller	Pos.	AVG	HR	RBI	OBP	SLG
Nico Hoerner	2B	.276	0	3	.436	.448
Alex Bregman	3B	.167	2	3	.268	.333
Scott Kingery	PR	.000	0	0	.000	.000
Carson Kelly	C	.250	0	3	.357	.250
Michael Busch	1B	.188	0	1	.316	.250
Dansby Swanson	SS	.138	1	5	.257	.241
Matt Shaw	RF	.217	1	4	.240	.348
Pete Crow-Armstrong	CF	.235	0	3	.278	.265
Moisés Ballesteros	PH	.150	0	2	.227	.150

Cleveland Guardians — Trup

Spiller	Pos.	AVG	HR	RBI	OBP	SLG
Steven Kwan	CF	.216	0	2	.310	.270
Angel Martínez	LF	.143	0	0	.308	.190
José Ramírez	3B	.154	1	5	.214	.282
CJ Kayfus	RF	.214	1	2	.353	.500
Chase DeLauter	DH	.313	5	9	.343	.781
Rhys Hoskins	1B	.250	0	1	.455	.375
Gabriel Arias	SS	.179	2	4	.233	.393
Austin Hedges	C	.500	0	1	.500	.750
Brayan Rocchio	2B	.185	0	3	.353	.222

Scoring plays

▲ 3

Matt Shaw homers (1) on a fly ball to right field.

1-0

▲ 6

Dansby Swanson homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Carson Kelly scores.

3-0

▼ 6

CJ Kayfus singles on a line drive to right fielder Matt Shaw. Steven Kwan scores. Angel Martínez to 3rd.

3-1

▼ 6

Chase DeLauter out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Angel Martínez scores.

3-2

▼ 6

Gabriel Arias singles on a ground ball to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. CJ Kayfus scores. Rhys Hoskins to 3rd.

3-3

▲ 8

Ian Happ homers (4) on a line drive to right field.

4-3

▼ 8

CJ Kayfus homers (1) on a fly ball to right field.

4-4

▼ 8

Gabriel Arias singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Dylan Carlson. Chase DeLauter scores. Rhys Hoskins to 2nd.

4-5

▼ 8

Austin Hedges singles on a ground ball to left fielder Dylan Carlson. Rhys Hoskins scores. Gabriel Arias to 2nd.

4-6

▲ 9

Ian Happ singles on a fly ball to center fielder Steven Kwan. Nico Hoerner scores. Alex Bregman to 3rd.

5-6

Chicago Cubs — Batting

Spiller	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	HR	AVG	OPS
Nico Hoerner2B	3	1	1	0	2	0	0	.276	.884
Alex Bregman3B	4	0	0	0	1	1	0	.167	.601
Scott KingeryPR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
Carson KellyC	4	1	1	0	1	2	0	.250	.607
Michael Busch1B	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	.188	.566
Dansby SwansonSS	4	1	1	2	0	2	1	.138	.498
Matt ShawRF	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	.217	.588
Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.235	.543
Moisés BallesterosPH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.150	.377
I alt	34	5	7	5	6	12	3

BATTING

2B: Hoerner (5, Sabrowski).

HR: Shaw (1, 3rd inning off Messick, 0 on, 0 out); Swanson (1, 6th inning off Festa, M, 1 on, 2 out); Happ (4, 8th inning off Armstrong, 0 on, 0 out).

TB: Crow-Armstrong; Happ 5; Hoerner 2; Kelly, C; Shaw 4; Swanson 4.

RBI: Happ 2 (7); Shaw (4); Swanson 2 (5).

2-out RBI: Swanson 2; Happ.

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Kelly, C 2; Bregman 3.

Team RISP: 1-for-6.

Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING

SB: Kingery (1, 2nd base off Smith, C/Hedges).

a-Struck out for Carlson in the 9th.

1-Ran for Happ in the 9th.

Cleveland Guardians — Batting

Spiller	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	HR	AVG	OPS
Steven KwanCF	5	1	1	0	0	1	0	.216	.580
Angel MartínezLF	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	.143	.498
José Ramírez3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.496
CJ KayfusRF	2	2	2	2	0	0	1	.214	.853
Chase DeLauterDH	3	1	1	1	0	1	0	.313	1.124
Rhys Hoskins1B	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	.250	.830
Gabriel AriasSS	4	0	2	2	0	0	0	.179	.626
Austin HedgesC	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	.500	1.250
Brayan Rocchio2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.185	.575
I alt	32	6	9	6	4	4	1

BATTING

2B: Hedges (2, Imanaga); Kwan (2, Imanaga).

HR: Kayfus (1, 8th inning off Webb, J, 0 on, 1 out).

TB: Arias, G 2; DeLauter; Fry; Hedges 3; Kayfus 5; Kwan 2.

RBI: Arias, G 2 (4); DeLauter (9); Hedges (1); Kayfus 2 (2).

2-out RBI: Arias, G.

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hedges; Rocchio; Kwan.

SF: DeLauter.

Team RISP: 4-for-9.

Team LOB: 7.

a-Singled for Fry in the 6th.

Chicago Cubs — Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
Shota Imanaga	5.0	3	1	1	1	4	0	92-62	4.50
Ben Brown(BS, 1)	2.0	2	2	2	2	0	0	42-22	4.15
Jacob Webb(L, 0-1)(BS, 1)	0.1	3	3	3	1	0	1	20-10	7.36
Ethan Roberts	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	13-10	0.00

Cleveland Guardians — Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
Parker Messick	5.0	2	1	1	3	6	1	91-51	0.82
Matt Festa	1.0	2	2	2	0	1	1	13-11	7.71
Erik Sabrowski	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	14-8	0.00
Shawn Armstrong(W, 1-0)	1.1	1	1	1	1	2	1	29-15	3.18
Cade Smith(S, 3)	1.0	1	1	1	2	2	0	33-20	7.50

Kampinfo

Dommere: Home Plate: Mark Ripperger; First Base: Shane Livensparger; Second Base: Dan Merzel; Third Base: John Bacon

Stadion: Progressive Field, Cleveland

Vejr: 44°F, Partly Cloudy

Vind: 16 mph, L To R

Chicago Cubs — Nyheder

Cubs kollaps hjemme fortsætter med tredje lige nederlag

Chicago har tabt 3 af de seneste 10 efter en hjemmevinderserie på 15 kampe, sidder nu på 18-13 på Wrigley på trods af en +17 løbdifferens. Med Imanaga (4,37 ERA) og Taillon (5,13 ERA, 2-5) ledende en kæmpende rotation møder Cubs Oakland i aften og har brug for øjeblikkelig stabilisering.

Chicago Cubs

MLB Mailbag: Royals, Cubs, Jordan Walker, Braves

Royals' 23-38 record and -53 run differential (233 RS, 286 RA) reflect offensive collapse despite Wacha's 3.23 ERA and Lugo's 3.55 ERA—rotation competence can't overcome league-worst away record (8-21). Jordan Walker (STL) at .372 xwOBA on 58 G represents legitimate extension candidate, though Cubs' pitching decay (Taillon 5.37 ERA, Rea 4.70 xwOBA .353) argues against deadline aggression at 32-29.

Jordan Walker

Atlanta Braves

Chicago Cubs

Kansas City Royals

Athletics mister Severino og Civale på grund af skulderskader

Oaklands rotation mister sin strikeout-leder (Severino: 9,34 K/9, 65 SO) og en af sine kun to bidragsydere i sejrskolonnen (Civale: 5-2) samtidigt. Med Springs der bærer en ERA på 4,07 og holdet på 28-31 (-34 løbsforskellen), er Athletics stærkt afhængig af Jump, som starter i dag mod Cubs.

Athletics

Chicago Cubs

Justin Steele (CHC) få uger fra at kaste igen efter nerveoperation

Chicagos rotation er allerede svækket med Steele på sidelinen—Taillon (ERA 5.37, WHIP 1.28) og Rea (ERA 4.83, WHIP 1.37) er de svageste led i et hold anført af Imanaga (ERA 4.04). Cubs har en rekord på 30-26 men er 1-9 i deres seneste 10 kampe, hvilket gør langsigtet dybde kritisk.

Justin Steele

Chicago Cubs

Cubs Underskriver Aaron Bummer til Minor League-aftale

Bummer har en ERA på 7,63 og xwOBA på 0,387 efter sit løsladelse fra Atlanta, hvilket giver dybde til Chicagos bullpen, mens Cubs navigerer en 0-10-serie. Cubs-reliefere har tilladt 247 løb (3,58 RA/9), så marginalt talent som Bummer antyder problemer med rosteropbygning snarere end konkurrencemæssig repositionering.

Aaron Bummer

Chicago Cubs

Cleveland Guardians — Nyheder

Guardians besejrer Yankees med stærk rotationsspil

Clevelands sejr forlænger deres stribe til 5-5 over de seneste 10 kampe bag Williams ERA på 3.07 og rekord på 8-3, mens Yankees rekord på 36-24 skjuler rotationens sårbarhed—Weathers (ERA 3.52) er deres primære starter med en beskeden rekord på 2-3.

Kyle Harrison

San Francisco Giants

New York Yankees

Milwaukee Brewers

Rocchio: 1 af 2 med to stjålninger og 1 RBI i Guardians-sejr

Rocchio fortsætter med begrænset offensiv produktion (.293 AVG, .319 xwOBA) men bidrog defensivt i Clevelands 9-4-sejr over New York.

Brayan Rocchio

Cleveland Guardians

Goldschmidt: 4 RBI i Yankees-tab mod Guardians

Goldschmidts præstation på 3 ud af 5 vejer ikke op for New Yorks fordel i målscore-forskel (36-23, +98) mod Cleveland (34-27, +1) i en divisions-relevant kamp.

Paul Goldschmidt

New York Yankees

Cleveland Guardians

Bibee uden sejr i 12 starter, da Cleveland taber til Boston

Bibees 0-7-rekord med en ERA på 4.57 og 1.32 WHIP står i skarp kontrast til rotationskollega Williams (8-3, 3.07 ERA), hvilket afslører en kritisk svaghed i Clevelands rotationsdybde, da divisions-ledende Guardians (34-26) i høj grad afhænger af deres essekort.

Tanner Bibee

Cleveland Guardians

Guardians Vælger Fairchild; Kwan til Sorgeliste

Kwans fravær fjerner en bidragyder fra 54 kampe (.207 AVG, .297 OBP, 34 BB) fra CLE's førstepladstruppe midt i sæsonen. Fairchild går ind på en trup uden tilgængelig statistik for 2026, mens Arias flyttes til 60-dages skadelist for at skabe plads på 40-mands listen.

Stuart Fairchild

Cleveland Guardians