The Chicago Cubs are among the earliest groups in Big league Baseball, however they achieved something Friday night that they had actually never ever done prior to: They won a video game at Yankee Arena.
Jameson Taillon’s gem paced the Cubs to a 3-0 triumph over the Yankees, making the franchise its very first win over the Bronx Bombers in New York City. The Cubs got in the video game with an 0-12 mark in video games dipped into Yankee Arena I and II, consisting of an 0-4 mark worldwide Series.
Interleague play was not presented till 1997, which restricted the groups’ looks versus each other prior to then to the World Series– and both of their conferences in the Fall Traditional (1932, 1938) ended in Yankees sweeps. The Cubs didn’t play a regular-season series in the Bronx at all till 2005.
” Brand-new year,” Cubs outfielder Cody Bellinger, who homered in the video game, stated on the field later on “( Taillon) was actually great today. That was amazing to see.”
![Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Jameson Taillon allowed one hit in eight innings in Friday night's 3-0 win over the Yankees in New York.](https://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2023/07/08/USAT/616c9eb3-b3ca-4adc-ab2e-0568605811c2-cubs.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Taillon, who invested the previous 2 seasons with the Yankees, enabled simply one hit over 8 innings. He set out 4 and strolled 2 in a 102-pitch night. Adbert Alzolay liquidated the win in the ninth, permitting simply another hit as the Yankees’ offending problems continued.
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” I simply required a trip like this duration,” Taillon stated. “I have a great deal of love for those people there, so it’s not like I wished to stick it to them. This wasn’t like any sort of vengeance video game or anything like that. … However it does feel great on this phase in New york city City to have an excellent night.”
The Cubs’ win and Taillon’s efficiency eclipsed the season launching of Carlos Rodon. The Yankees’ huge offseason totally free representative finalizing pitched 5 1/3 innings, permitting 4 hits and 2 runs while starting out 2 and strolling 2 over 69 pitches.
” It’s great to lastly pitch in the pinstripes in Yankee Arena,” Rodon stated, “however not the method I wished to begin.”
Contributing: Associated Press