Shaw sac fly in 10th lifts Cubs over Guardians 1-0, deals Cleveland 7th straight loss

CHICAGO AP Rookie Matt Shaw s deep sacrifice fly to center scored Nico Hoerner from third in the th inning giving the Chicago Cubs a - win over the Cleveland Guardians on Thursday night Hoerner the automatic runner advanced to third on Michael Busch s groundout He trotted home on Shaw s liner that Lane Thomas caught in front of the ivy at Wrigley Field Dansby Swanson had two of Chicago s three hits as the Cubs swept the series and dealt the Guardians a season-high seventh straight loss Chris Flexen - the Cubs fourth reliever pitched a perfect th for the win NL Central-leading Chicago improved to - and moved four games ahead of second-place Milwaukee Cleveland closer Emmanuel Clase - pitched the ninth and th and took the loss Steven Kwan had two singles in a championship with no extra-base hits Cubs rookie starter Cade Horton threw seven scoreless five-hit innings in his longest outing so far Cleveland s Joey Cantillo tossed two-hit shutout innings in his first start this season The left-hander was recalled from Triple-A Columbus to replace scheduled starter Luis Ortiz who was placed on non-disciplinary leave Thursday as the subject of a Major League Baseball gambling examination Cleveland s bullpen retired Cubs hitter in a row from the fourth until Swanson lined his second single of the championship with two outs in the ninth off Clase Key moment Back-to-back singles by Daniel Schneemann and Bo Naylor put runners at first and third with one out in the fifth Cubs backup catcher Reese McGuire threw out Naylor as he tried to steal second then Brayan Rocchio bounced out to end the threat Key stat The Guardians are - since June Up next Guardians RHP Slade Cecconi - ERA starts Friday against the Tigers in Cleveland Cubs RHP Colin Rea - ERA faces St Louis RHP Miles Mikolas - on Friday afternoon at Wrigley AP MLB https apnews com hub mlb Source