{"id":665996,"date":"2026-04-06T06:41:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T06:41:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/665996\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T06:41:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T06:41:47","slug":"cj-kayfus-gabriel-arias-drive-in-2-runs-apiece-as-guardians-down-cubs-6-5-to-split-doubleheader-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/665996\/","title":{"rendered":"CJ Kayfus, Gabriel Arias drive in 2 runs apiece as Guardians down Cubs 6-5 to split doubleheader"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">CLEVELAND (AP) \u2014 CJ Kayfus homered and Gabriel Arias hit an RBI single in the eighth inning as the Cleveland Guardians rallied to beat the Chicago Cubs 6-5 and split a doubleheader Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">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 (0-1) to tie it 4.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Rookie Chase DeLauter followed with a single and Rhys Hoskins walked before Arias delivered his second run-scoring single of Game 2. Austin Hedges singles in a run to put Cleveland up 6-4.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Scott Armstrong (1-0) allowed a tiebreaking homer but picked up the win. Cade Smith gave up an RBI single to Ian Happ in the ninth but stranded two for his third save.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Dansby Swanson hit a two-run homer and Matt Shaw and Happ added solo shots for Chicago in Game 2.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Despite getting just two hits, <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/cubs-guardians-score-4d911f0267666c94ed3cf449ec6663ad\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the Cubs won the opener 1-0<\/a> as starter Edward Cabrera and three relievers combined on a one-hitter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Cleveland\u2019s lone hit in Game 1 came sixth when Kayfus led off the sixth with a drive to right that carried over outfielder Michael Conforto\u2019s head. The three combined hits between the teams are the fewest in a game at Progressive Field, which opened in 1994.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">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<p class=\"text | article-text\">Blanked over the previous 14 innings, the Guardians finally strung some hits together in the sixth and tied it 3 on RBIs from Kayfus, DeLauter and Arias.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">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<p>Up next<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Cubs: RHP Jameson Taillon (0-0) starts the opener of a three-game series at Tampa Bay against Shane McClanahan (0-1, 3.86 ERA).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Guardians: Tanner Bibee (0-1, 4.00) takes on Kansas City\u2019s Michael Wacha (0-0) on Monday in the first of three.<\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright |\">Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. 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