Jameson Taillon allowed only one run in six innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Yankees 2-1 on Sunday to avoid a series sweep.
Taillon struck out six against his former team. He gave up Anthony Volpe's second-inning, RBI sacrifice fly and allowed six hits.New York remained a half-game ahead of second-place Baltimore in the AL East.Chicago won 10 of 13 games in late August, but had dropped four of five to the Pirates and Yankees during its homestand entering Sunday.Isaac Paredes singled with the bases loaded in the first against Gerrit Cole to drive in both runs.
Nate Pearson struck out two and Porter Hodge finished off the ninth by striking out Volpe for his fourth save.It was the first series of at least two games in which the Yankees didn't hit or allow a home run since Sept. 5-7, 2014, against Kansas City.TRAINER'S ROOMCubs RHP Julian Merryweather, out since Aug. 26 with right knee tendinitis, pitched a bullpen session Saturday and will go to Triple-A Iowa to throw another bullpen session on Tuesday.
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