CHICAGO (Interstat) — José Caballero hit a two-run homer in the third inning, and the New York Yankees edged the Chicago Cubs 2-1 on Sunday afternoon at Wrigley Field.

Caballero drove in Ryan McMahon with his 11th home run, giving the Yankees a 2-0 lead. Chicago answered in the fourth when Michael Busch singled home Seiya Suzuki, but that was all the Cubs managed.

Gerrit Cole (4-5) allowed one run on four hits over 5 2/3 innings, striking out five. David Bednar got the final four outs for his 24th save. Colin Rea (8-8) took the loss despite allowing only three hits and two earned runs over six innings while striking out seven.

Brent Headrick struck out three in 1 1/3 scoreless innings, and Paul Blackburn added two-thirds of an inning. Seiya Suzuki went 2 for 4 for Chicago.

New York outhit Chicago 5-4. Both teams moved to 63-49. The game lasted 2:49 before an announced crowd of 40,057.