Overview

• MLB replay officials ruled that Dansby Swanson missed first base on his seventh-inning grounder, overturning an initial safe call and ending the rally.
• Swanson’s two-run homer in the third provided Chicago’s only offense as the team managed just three hits all night.
• Cubs starter Michael Soroka exited after two innings with a shoulder injury in his debut, stoking concerns over the rotation’s depth.
• Chicago’s record fell to 65-47, leaving them three games behind the division-leading Milwaukee Brewers.
• The loss highlighted how expanded replay review can decide tight contests and underscored the Cubs’ need for cleaner fundamentals.