{"id":661713,"date":"2026-04-03T23:17:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T23:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/661713\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T23:17:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T23:17:13","slug":"home-runs-by-delauter-and-arias-in-7th-inning-propel-guardians-to-4-1-victory-over-cubs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/661713\/","title":{"rendered":"Home runs by DeLauter and Arias in 7th inning propel Guardians to 4-1 victory over Cubs"},"content":{"rendered":"

CLEVELAND — – Rookie Chase DeLauter<\/a> had three hits, including a two-run homer in the seventh inning, and drove in three runs as the Cleveland Guardians<\/a> won their home opener 4-1 against the Chicago Cubs<\/a> on Friday.<\/p>\n

Gabriel Arias<\/a> also went deep in the seventh inning as the Guardians won their home opener for the third straight season.<\/p>\n

Connor Brogdon<\/a> (2-0) got the win and Cade Smith<\/a> picked up his second save. It was 70 degrees at first pitch, which was Cleveland’s warmest March or April opener since 1992.<\/p>\n

Miguel Amaya<\/a> had an RBI hit in the third inning for the Cubs. Starting pitcher Cade Horton<\/a> exited early in the second inning due to right forearm discomfort.<\/p>\n

The right-hander looked toward the Cubs’ dugout after throwing a 93.8 mph fastball to Bo Naylor<\/a> low in the strike zone for a called strike. Horton threw 17 pitches, including eight strikes. He retired the Guardians in order in the first and walked Kyle Manzardo<\/a> to lead off the second.<\/p>\n

DeLauter tied it at 1-1 in the fifth inning with a base hit to left to score Daniel Schneemann<\/a>. After Arias’ homer put Cleveland on top in the seventh, DeLauter drove Hunter Harvey<\/a>‘s 96.6 mph fastball 402 feet into the right-field stands to extend the Guardians’ lead to three runs.<\/p>\n

It was DeLauter’s fifth home run of the season, tying him with the Athletics’ Shea Langeliers<\/a> for the American League lead. DeLauter had four homers in his first three games, becoming the first big league player since Trevor Story<\/a> did it in 2016 with Colorado.<\/p>\n

Arias – who tried to score from second on DeLauter’s hit in the fifth but was thrown out at home by left fielder Ian Happ<\/a> – connected on a hanging slider from Harvey (0-1) for his second home run of the season.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

Cubs’ lefty Shota Imanaga<\/a> (0-1, 7.20 ERA) faces Cleveland RHP Slade Cecconi<\/a> (0-1, 12.46 ERA) ion Saturday.<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

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