Overview
- Rookie Cade Horton delivered 5⅔ scoreless innings, extending his active streak to 23⅓ frames and lowering his ERA to 3.18.
- Andrew Kittredge rebounded from a rough outing by striking out three batters on nine pitches for Chicago’s first immaculate inning since 2022.
- Seiya Suzuki’s sixth-inning solo blast was his 27th of the season and provided the early lead the Cubs never relinquished.
- Drew Pomeranz, Brad Keller and Daniel Palencia combined to allow one run over the final 3⅓ innings, with Palencia earning his 16th save.
- The victory improved the Cubs to 66–48 and left them 3½ games behind the Brewers in the NL Central with 50 games remaining.