Pitching and defense wins games. The Yankees starter, John Weber out pitched Cubs' starter Mike Girard, surrendering just 2 runs, while scattering 10 hits, walking none and striking out 2. The Yankees defense did have 3 errors on the night, but made the rest of the plays and turned 3 double plays in the first 4 innings. Meanwhile the Cub's defense struggled for the second straight game, committing 3 errors of their own that led to 5 unearned runs.
Paul Post, Tim Brown, and John Corrigan all had 2-hit games for the Yankees, while Ron Lochner was 3 for 3, and Girard was 2 for 3 for the Cubs.
The Cubs will need to clean up their act quickly if they hope to contend with any of the top 3 teams coming down the stretch. Next up: the undefeated Whiz on Thursday night at the Schenectady Babe Ruth field on Golf Road.
-- Edited by mgirard11 on Wednesday 10th of July 2019 09:12:14 AM
-- Edited by mgirard11 on Wednesday 10th of July 2019 09:13:06 AM
