New York Yankees at Chicago Cubs

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NYY	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	8	0
CHC	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	—	5	7	1

Max Fried and David Peterson made an odd pair on the mound Saturday. Fried, who missed nearly two months earlier this season with an elbow issue, came in off a rough turn against the White Sox where he lasted just 3 innings. Peterson, dealt to Chicago from the Mets at midseason, was working off a much cleaner outing against the Cardinals. Neither line fully predicted what came next at Wrigley Field.

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Yankees(62-49)

LWLLW

2

-1.5+199+115o6.5+120

Cubs(63-48)

WLWLW

5

+1.5-203-117u6.5-117

Best BetCubs -128

Postgame

The Cubs won outright 5-2, cashing the home moneyline pick despite the heavy sharp-money lean toward New York. The lineup-depth case we made held up exactly as argued — Judge, Bellinger and Stanton being out mattered, and it took until the 7th and 8th innings for that gap to show up on the scoreboard.

Pregame

Chicago's price is getting weighed down by Peterson's inflated ERA and Friday's shutout loss, but that's overreacting to one bad night against a good pitcher. The Cubs led the NL Central into the break and are still 62-48 without much help lately from cold bats like Tucker and Crow-Armstrong. Back the Cubs to bounce back at home against a Yankees lineup still missing Judge, Bellinger and Stanton.

The Yankees are still piecing together a lineup missing real thump. Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger and Giancarlo Stanton are all on the injured list, and that absence showed up in a game where New York managed just 2 runs despite out-hitting the Cubs 8-7. Chicago, meanwhile, brought in Peterson specifically to patch a rotation and bullpen that's been beat up all year — a problem that still isn't fully solved with the trade deadline two days out.

Max Fried

(4-4)·2.81 ERA

Jul 27 @ White Sox

ND

3.0IP

3ER

4K

2BB

66P

08/01 Lineup

David Peterson

(7-7)·5.35 ERA

Jul 27 @ Cardinals

W

5.2IP

2ER

3K

2BB

86P

08/01 Lineup

New York had won the series opener the day before by shutting Chicago out, so this one carried some redemption value for the Cubs at home. The 6:15 PM CT first pitch drew a Wrigley crowd expecting more of the same low-scoring script from Friday — instead they got a game that broke open late.

New York Yankees

(62-49)

Aug 1L@ Cubs2-5

Jul 31W@ Cubs2-0

Jul 30L@ White Sox1-2

Jul 29L@ White Sox5-6

Jul 28W@ White Sox3-2

Chicago Cubs

(63-48)

Aug 1Wvs Yankees5-2

Jul 31Lvs Yankees0-2

Jul 30W@ Cardinals4-2

Jul 29L@ Cardinals2-3

Jul 28W@ Cardinals10-2

Chicago grabbed an early 1-0 lead in the 1st and then went quiet, trading zeros with New York until the Yankees scratched across single runs in the 5th and 7th. But the Cubs bullpen and lineup did enough down the stretch, piling on 3 runs in the bottom of the 7th and adding another in the 8th to put it away. It's the kind of late-innings burst a shorthanded Cubs pitching staff needed to see, even with several relievers still working back from injury.

New York Yankees

(5)

• 10-Day-ILCody Bellinger (LF) — Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Monday that Bellinger is expected to be sidelined 4-to-6 weeks after being diagnosed with a Grade 2 left hamstring strain, Brendan Kuty of The Athletic reports.07/27
• 10-Day-ILGiancarlo Stanton (DH) — Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters Monday that Stanton has "no timeline" to start a minor-league rehab assignment, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.07/20
• 15-Day-ILCarlos Rodon (SP) — Rodon (elbow) threw a "two up" session of about 30 pitches that went well Wednesday, and manager Aaron Boone said it's unclear if he'll next make a minor-league rehab start, MLB.com reports.07/31
• 60-Day-ILAaron Judge (RF) — The Yankees haven't yet determined when Judge (ribs) will next be examined by team doctors, Brendan Kuty of The Athletic reports.07/29
• 60-Day-ILClarke Schmidt (SP) — Schmidt (elbow) is scheduled to pitch a live bullpen session Sunday, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.07/24

Chicago Cubs

(15)

• 10-Day-ILMatt Shaw (RF) — Shaw is still feeling discomfort related to his left hand sprain and has yet to resume swinging a bat, Vinnie Duber of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.07/18
• 15-Day-ILGavin Hollowell (RP) — The Cubs placed Hollowell on the 15-day injured list Friday with right shoulder inflammation, Taylor McGregor of Marquee Sports Network reports.07/31
• 15-Day-ILHoby Milner (RP) — Milner (abdomen) began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Iowa on Wednesday, tossing a scoreless inning.07/30
• 15-Day-ILEdward Cabrera (SP) — Cabrera (hamstring) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Iowa on Friday, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.07/27
• 15-Day-ILDaniel Palencia (RP) — Cubs manager Craig Counsell said that Palencia (elbow) is scheduled to throw an up-and-down bullpen session Tuesday, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.07/26
• 15-Day-ILPhil Maton (RP) — The Cubs placed Maton on the 15-day injured list Monday with right knee tendinitis, Patrick Mooney of The Athletic reports.07/20
• 15-Day-ILBen Brown (RP) — Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Friday that Brown (neck) has begun to increase his activity and has taken part in workouts with plyometric balls, MLB.com reports.07/20
• 15-Day-ILEthan Roberts (RP) — Roberts (forearm) tossed a perfect inning in a rehab appearance Sunday with Triple-A Iowa.07/20
• 15-Day-ILRiley Martin (RP) — The Cubs announced June 10 that Martin (elbow) has resumed playing catch, MLB.com reports.06/22
• 60-Day-ILJustin Steele (SP) — Steele (elbow) will throw from flat ground and then toss 20 pitches off a mound Saturday, Tony Andracki of Marquee Sports Network reports.07/31
• 60-Day-ILShelby Miller (RP) — The Cubs announced July 5 that Miller (elbow) has resumed a throwing program in Arizona, MLB.com reports.07/20
• 60-Day-ILHunter Harvey (RP) — Manager Craig Counsell said July 8 that Harvey (triceps/shoulder) has resumed a throwing program at the Cubs' facility in Arizona, but the right-hander remains without a clear timeline for a return from the 60-day injured list, MLB.com reports.07/20
• 60-Day-ILPorter Hodge (RP) — The Cubs transferred Hodge (elbow) to the 60-day injured list Friday, Taylor McGregor of Marquee Sports Network reports.05/08
• 60-Day-ILCade Horton (SP) — The Cubs transferred Horton (elbow) to the 60-day injured list Saturday, Andy Martinez of Marquee Sports Network reports.05/08
• 60-Day-ILTyler Austin (1B) — The Cubs placed Austin (knee) on the 60-day injured list Tuesday.05/08

Both rosters are dealing with real attrition — Carlos Rodon and Clarke Schmidt out for New York's rotation, Justin Steele and Cade Horton out for Chicago's, plus a stack of relievers on the Cubs' IL. That's part of why this series has played out as a pitching-and-execution grind rather than a slugfest, even with the final score tilting toward the Cubs.

The win pushes Chicago to 63-48 and evens the series after Friday's loss, while New York drops to 62-49 and heads into the finale looking to salvage a series split. For a Cubs team fending off bullpen issues heading into the deadline, a comeback win like this one is exactly the kind of result they needed to feel good about.