Saturday saw a few firsts for the Cubs, including homers from both Kyle Tucker and Matt Shaw, as they moved ahead in the series and put themself in position to get to .500 before heading to Sacramento. Shota Imanaga gave them seven innings of one-run ball, notching four strikeouts and stretching to 91 pitches. The offense was more aggressive as well, striking out nine times with only one walk while also collecting eight hits.
Now it’ll be up to lefty Matt Boyd to keep his team in the finale. This is his first official start after getting some piggyback work during one of the exhibition games in Japan.