Guardians bats wake up to split doubleheader with Cubs

CJ Kayfus homered and Gabriel Arias hit an RBI single in the eighth inning as the Cleveland Guardians rallied to beat the Chicago Cubs 6-5 and split a doubleheader Sunday.

Blanked over the previous 14 innings, the Guardians finally strung some hits together in the sixth and tied it at 3 on RBIs from Kayfus, DeLauter and Arias.

Dansby Swanson hit a two-run homer and Matt Shaw and Happ added solo shots for Chicago in Game 2. Happ had gone 0 for 11 with nine strikeouts in the series before connecting. Shota Imanaga started the second game and pitched into the sixth.

Despite getting just two hits, the Cubs won the opener 1-0 as starter Edward Cabrera and three relievers combined on a one-hitter.

The game-time temperature was 44 degrees with a steady wind blowing toward the plate. A rainout Saturday prompted the Easter doubleheader, Chicago’s first since 1973.

Cubs' RHP Jameson Taillon (0-0) starts the opener of a three-game series at Tampa Bay against Shane McClanahan (0-1, 3.86 ERA).


(AP Photo David Dermer)