Well, come now. You didn’t really think the Cubs could win this game, did you?
Gerrit Cole simply dominated the Cubs for seven innings and Drew Smyly was susceptible to the home-run ball — that, you could have predicted — and the Yankees evened up the three-game series in the Bronx with a 6-3 win over the Cubs.
Giancarlo Stanton began the Yankee scoring with a first-inning solo homer off Smyly. Stanton, as has been the case in so many seasons, has missed a lot of time with injuries. This was just his 40th game of the year and it was his first home run at Yankee Stadium since April.