Guardians Rally Past Cubs in Doubleheader Opener

CLEVELAND (Interstat) — The Cleveland Guardians scored three runs in both the sixth and eighth innings to erase a five-run deficit and beat the Chicago Cubs 6-5 on Sunday in the first game of a doubleheader at Progressive Field.

Dansby Swanson’s two-run homer in the sixth gave the Cubs a 5-0 lead. The Guardians answered with three in the bottom half, keyed by RBI singles from CJ Kayfus and Gabriel Arias. Arias tied it with another RBI single in the eighth before Austin Hedges drove in the go-ahead run.

Shawn Armstrong earned the win in relief. Cade Smith secured the save. Jacob Webb took the loss. The game took 2 hours, 57 minutes before a crowd of 19,791.