Matthew Boyd picked up his 8th win of the season Tuesday night as the Chicago Cubs beat the Cleveland Guardians 5-2 at Wrigley Field.
Boyd allowed 2 runs on 5 hits over 7 innings.
Seiya Suzuki hit his 23rd home run while Michael Busch had 3 hits for the Cubs. Carson Kelly also had 2 doubles.
Cleveland has now lost their last 5 games.
Game 2 in the series is Wednesday night in Chicago.
The Chicago White Sox began their west coast trip Tuesday night by losing to the L.A. Dodgers 6-1.
The Dodgers scored 4 runs in the 1st inning thanks to a 2-run single by Michael Conforto and an RBI double by Andy Pages.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto was your winning pitcher for L.A. as he threw 7 innings of 1 run baseball.
Shane Smith took the loss for the White Sox. Chicago had only 3 hits in the game which included an RBI double by Lenyn Sosa.
Game 2 in the series is Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium.
July 1, 2025
