Cleveland Guardians vs Chicago Cubs

MLB

Guardians

41-42

8-6

Final/10

Cubs

38-44

Wrigley Field

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R
CLE	0	0	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	2	8
CHC	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	0	6

Who won: Guardians 8-6

The Cleveland Guardians beat the Chicago Cubs 8-6 in 10 innings on Sunday, July 2, 2023 at Wrigley Field. The Guardians win the series 2-1. The Guardians outscored the Cubs 2-0 in the 3rd inning. Andres Gimenez went 2-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Guardians. Christopher Morel went 3-for-5 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Cubs.

Recap · Jul 2

Naylor hits 2-run single in 10th as Guardians beat Cubs 8-6 after blowing 4-run lead in 9th

The Cleveland Guardians were rolling along with a comfortable lead and their All-Star closer in to finish off what looked like a rather easy win.

What it means

Season series: CLE wins series 2-1.
Guardians 21-23 on the road; Cubs 21-22 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Andrew Walters RP
Elbow, Surgery, right
Out
Colin Holderman RP
Wrist, Surgery, right
15-Day-IL
Rhys Hoskins 1B
Back, Inflammation
10-Day-IL

Cubs2nd in NL Cent

Ben Brown RP
Neck, Fracture
60-Day-IL
Justin Steele SP
Elbow, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Phil Maton RP
Knee, Sprain, right
60-Day-IL
Riley Martin RP
Elbow, Strain, left
60-Day-IL
Shelby Miller RP
Elbow, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL

Probable starters

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Aaron Civale SP

Probable starter · 7-5, 3.46 ERA, 116 K, 1.16 WHIP

Lineup

1Andres Gimenez2B
2Amed RosarioSS
3Jose Ramirez3B
4Josh Naylor1B
5Josh BellDH
6Will BrennanRF
7David FryLF
8Myles StrawCF
9Cam GallagherC

Cubs2nd in NL Cent

Jameson Taillon SP

Probable starter · 8-10, 4.84 ERA, 140 K, 1.28 WHIP

Lineup

1Mike TauchmanLF
2Nico Hoerner2B
3Christopher Morel3B
4Cody BellingerCF
5Seiya SuzukiRF
6Dansby SwansonSS
7Jared Young1B
8Yan GomesC
9Trey ManciniDH

The series

CLE wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Guardians 6, Cubs 0 (Jul 1)

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Game info

Venue: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois · Attendance 38,392
Officials: Chad Fairchild (Home Plate Umpire), Nic Lentz (First Base Umpire), Charlie Ramos (Second Base Umpire), Jeremie Rehak (Third Base Umpire)