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After walking the Yankees’ Alex Verdugo, Cubs starter Javier Assad looked to have gotten out of the fifth inning unscathed when center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong caught a fly ball by Gleyber Torres and rifled a throw to first baseman Michael Busch to catch Verdugo straying off the base.
After the call was overturned, however, Assad was left to face superstar Juan Soto with two outs, a precarious proposition in any game, particularly in a low-scoring affair such as the one Saturday.