Cubs Rally Late to Defeat Yankees 5-2
The Chicago Cubs achieved a 5-2 win against the New York Yankees on Saturday night, with key contributions from Nico Hoerner and Pete Crow-Armstrong.
Hoerner hit a tying homer, while Crow-Armstrong followed with a go-ahead triple. Seiya Suzuki and Michael Busch also added RBI singles, marking the Cubs' sixth win in their last nine games. For the Yankees, Spencer Jones homered and Jose Caballero contributed an RBI single, but the team has now lost three of their last four games.
Cubs pitcher Caleb Thielbar secured his third save of the season, while starter David Peterson struck out eight over 6 1/3 innings. Max Fried, the Yankees' starter, allowed one run and struck out seven in 5 1/3 innings. The Cubs scored first in the bottom of the first inning and later regained the lead after a series of pivotal plays in the seventh inning.
