Overview

• Garrett Crochet pitched six effective innings in his fourth straight win, allowing one run on eight hits with five strikeouts.
• Wilyer Abreu homered twice, driving in three runs with solo shots in the seventh and eighth innings to key the rally.
• Alex Bregman’s pinch-hit three-run homer in the eighth broke the game open after the Cubs took an early lead.
• The Cubs scored their only run in the second inning on Pete Crow-Armstrong’s leadoff double and Dansby Swanson’s RBI single but managed just five hits overall.
• Chicago maintains the major leagues’ best record at 59-39 as both teams now shift focus to their next series.