Cubs rally past Yankees to even series with 5-2 win
The Chicago Cubs overcame a 2-1 deficit in the later innings to defeat the New York Yankees 5-2, tying the series as both teams head into the final game of the road trip.
Chicago rallied in the seventh inning to erase a 2-1 lead held by New York and held on for a 5-2 victory, evening the three-game series. Max Fried pitched five strong innings, allowing two hits and no walks after an early leadoff walk, while the Yankees' bullpen surrendered runs in the later frames. Nico Hoerner hit a solo home run off Fernando Cruz to tie the game, and the Cubs added two more runs in the eighth, including a single by Pete Crow-Armstrong that drove in a run.
"We expected the Yankees' lineup to struggle to score and the bullpen to secure the outs after a solid start," a Cubs analyst said. The Yankees' offense managed three runs, highlighted by Spencer Jones' seventh-inning homer, his third of the week, and a deep drive by David Peterson. However, a series of defensive miscues and a botched hit-and-run limited further scoring. New York's use of automatic ball-strike (ABS) challenges drew criticism, as the team exhausted its reviews early in the game, leaving none available for later crucial moments. The loss comes ahead of the final game of the road trip, where Gerrit Cole is slated to start for the Yankees as the trade deadline approaches.