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New York Yankees @ Chicago Cubs

2026-08-01 · Night game · Wrigley Field · Att: 39630 · 71°F, Overcast · Wind 21 mph, In From CF · 2:47

Chicago Cubs defeated New York Yankees 5–2. Chicago Cubs opened the scoring in the 1st — Alex Bregman flies out to center fielder Spencer Jones. New York Yankees took the lead in the 7th — Spencer Jones homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field. Chicago Cubs took the lead in the 7th — Pete Crow-Armstrong triples (7) on a line drive to right fielder Jasson Domínguez. Pedro Ramírez scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 7th: Pete Crow-Armstrong triples (7) on a line drive to right fielder Jasson Domínguez. Pedro Ramírez scores — worth 24% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYA	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	8
CHN	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	5	7	1

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Max Schuemann LF	3	0	0	0	0	1
Trent Grisham CF	0	0	0	0	1	0
Paul Goldschmidt 1B	4	0	0	0	0	1
Amed Rosario DH	4	0	1	0	0	1
Jasson Dominguez RF	4	0	1	0	0	1
Jazz Chisholm 2B	4	0	0	0	0	3
Ryan McMahon 3B	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ben Rice PH	1	0	0	0	0	0
Anthony Volpe SS	3	0	0	0	0	0
Spencer Jones LF	4	2	2	1	0	1
Ali Sanchez C	4	0	3	0	0	0
Jose Caballero SS	3	0	1	1	1	1

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF	3	2	1	1	1	1
Seiya Suzuki RF	3	0	1	1	1	1
Alex Bregman 3B	2	1	1	0	2	0
Carson Kelly C	4	0	1	0	0	2
Michael Busch 1B	4	0	1	1	0	0
Nico Hoerner 2B	4	1	2	1	0	1
Ian Happ LF	4	0	0	0	0	1
Dansby Swanson SS	3	0	0	0	0	0
Pedro Ramírez DH	0	1	0	0	1	0
James Triantos DH	2	0	0	0	0	1