Cleveland improved to 2-13 this season when scoring three runs or less with a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs, backed by a pair of dingers and a decent start from Shane Bieber.
Cleveland lived and died by the long ball, tying the score in the fourth inning thanks to a José Ramírez solo run before pulling ahead in the fifth with a two-run shot courtesy of Cesar Hernandez. That was pretty much all the lineup could muster against Cubs starter Adbert Alzolay, who notched six strikeouts and scattered five hits across across six innings. He relied almost exclusively on his slider and sinker, the former of which finished the night with a 48% CSW%.