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07/31 16:35 CDT Will Warren dominant, Amed Rosario and Spencer Jones go deep as
Yankees top Cubs 2-0
Will Warren dominant, Amed Rosario and Spencer Jones go deep as Yankees top
Cubs 2-0
By MATT CARLSON
Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) --- Will Warren pitched four-hit ball into the seventh inning,
Amed Rosario and rookie Spencer Jones each homered and the New York Yankees
edged the Chicago Cubs 2-0 on Friday.
The Yankees rebounded from a pair of consecutive extra-inning losses against
the White Sox on Chicago's South Side and have won six of nine overall.
Warren (8-5) struck out seven, walked none and retired 12 in a row before
allowing consecutive singles with two outs in the seventh and being relieved by
Paul Blackburn. Warren's sharp effort followed a loss at Philadelphia last
Sunday when he gave up six runs and six hits in three innings.
David Bednar worked around Pedro Ramirez's single in the ninth for his 23rd
save to complete a five-hitter.
The homers by Rosario and Jones were the first two hits off Cubs starter Shota
Imanaga (7-9), who gave up four hits total, struck out six and walked none over
6 2/3 innings in a sixth straight solid outing.
Rosario's 10th home run, a 450-foot blast, into Wrigley's left-center bleachers
in the fourth, ended his 15-game drought without a homer or RBI. He hadn't gone
deep since July 1 against Detroit.
Jones' fourth homer, in the fifth, traveled 418 feet to right-center.
Ramirez had two hits for the Cubs, who were shut out for the 10th time this
season.
Imanaga ran his scoreless streak to 16 innings and retired the first 11 hitters
Friday before Rosario teed off a center-cut sweeper. Jones connected on a
down-the-middle sinker to make it 2-0.
Alex Bregman and Ian Happ singled in the seventh to end Warren's day. Blackburn
got Nico Hoerner to bounce into a forceout that ended the threat. Happ
originally was ruled safe at second, but the call was overturned on the
Yankees' video challenge.
Up next
Yankees LHP Max Fried (4-3, 3.23 ERA) faces Cubs LHP David Peterson (6-7, 5.80)
on Saturday night.
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This story was corrected to show the Cubs were shut out for the 10th time this
season instead of ninth.
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