{"id":665485,"date":"2026-04-06T00:03:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T00:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/665485\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T00:03:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T00:03:30","slug":"cj-kayfus-gabriel-arias-drive-in-2-runs-apiece-as-guardians-down-cubs-6-5-to-split-doubleheader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/665485\/","title":{"rendered":"CJ Kayfus, Gabriel Arias drive in 2 runs apiece as Guardians down Cubs 6-5 to split doubleheader"},"content":{"rendered":"

CLEVELAND — – CJ Kayfus<\/a> homered and Gabriel Arias<\/a> hit an RBI single in the eighth inning as the Cleveland Guardians<\/a> rallied to beat the Chicago Cubs<\/a> 6-5 and split a doubleheader Sunday.<\/p>\n

Shut out 1-0 in the opener, the Guardians were six outs from being swept when Kayfus, who entered as a pinch-hitter in the sixth, homered off Jacob Webb<\/a> (0-1) to tie it 4.<\/p>\n

Rookie Chase DeLauter<\/a> followed with a single and Rhys Hoskins<\/a> walked before Arias delivered his second run-scoring single of Game 2. Austin Hedges<\/a> singles in a run to put Cleveland up 6-4.<\/p>\n

Scott Armstrong (1-0) allowed a tiebreaking homer but picked up the win. Cade Smith<\/a> gave up an RBI single to Ian Happ<\/a> in the ninth but stranded two for his third save.<\/p>\n

Dansby Swanson<\/a> hit a two-run homer and Matt Shaw<\/a> and Happ added solo shots for Chicago in Game 2.<\/p>\n

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

Cleveland’s lone hit in Game 1 came sixth when Kayfus led off the sixth with a drive to right that carried over outfielder Michael Conforto’s head. The three combined hits between the teams are the fewest in a game at Progressive Field, which opened in 1994.<\/p>\n

In the second game, Happ put the Cubs up 4-3 with his fourth homer. He had gone 0 for 11 with nine strikeouts in the series before connecting off Armstrong.<\/p>\n

Blanked over the previous 14 innings, the Guardians finally strung some hits together in the sixth and tied it 3 on RBI from Kayfus, DeLauter and Arias.<\/p>\n

Guardians star third baseman Jos\u00e9 Ram\u00edrez played in his 1,619th game, tying him with Terry Turner for the most in club history.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

Cubs: RHP Jameson Taillon<\/a> (0-0) starts the opener of a three-game series at Tampa Bay against Shane McClanahan<\/a> (0-1, 3.86 ERA).<\/p>\n

Guardians: Tanner Bibee<\/a> (0-1, 4.00) takes on Kansas City’s Michael Wacha<\/a> (0-0) on Monday in the first of three.<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

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