Hey hey! The Cubs beat the Royals 6-4 on Friday behind a dominant start from new Cub Kevin Gausman (7 IP, 2 ER), Jacob Webb's seventh save, two RBI from Seiya Suzuki, and a home run from Pedro Ramirez!
Pete Crow-Armstrong reached in 3 of 5 PAs, raising his OPS to .937. Ramirez went 2-for-4 and is batting .300 to kick off his MLB career.
Pete Crow-Armstrong reached in 3 of 5 PAs, raising his OPS to .937. Ramirez went 2-for-4 and is batting .300 to kick off his MLB career.
The win was the North Siders' fifth in a row and, coupled with Milwaukee's loss to the Twins, gave the Cubs a 6.5 game lead in the NL Wild Card race and moved them within 4.5 games of NL Central leader Milwaukee for the first time since May.
The series continues Saturday in Kansas City.
117 games down, 45 to go.
Go Cubs go!
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