CLEVELAND (AP) — Alex Cobb got his first win in nearly a year and Andrés Giménez drove in three runs, sending the American League-leading Cleveland Guardians to a 6-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night.
José Ramírez, Josh Naylor and Will Brennan also had RBIs for Cleveland, which swept the three-game series and extended its winning streak to five. The Guardians are 72-49 and have the best home record in the majors at 38-20.
Cobb (1-1) allowed one run and three hits in 5 2/3 innings with three strikeouts and two walks for his first win since a one-hitter for San Francisco against Cincinnati last Aug. 29. The 36-year-old right-hander had hip surgery last Oct. 31, was traded to Cleveland on July 30 and lost his Guardians debut at Minnesota on Aug. 9.
Jameson Taillon (8-7) allowed four runs in six innings as the Cubs lost their third straight after winning four in a row. He gave up two runs in both the fourth and fifth innings.
Chicago had taken a 1-0 lead in the fourth when Seiya Suzuki tripled high off the center-field wall and scored on Cody Bellinger’s sacrifice fly.
Naylor doubled in Ramírez, then scored on Giménez’s single in the fourth. In the eighth, Giménez doubled off Julian Merryweather to plate Ramírez and Lane Thomas.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Cubs: Bellinger (left middle finger) has been a DH since returning from a broken finger on July 30, but manager Craig Counsell said he is likely to return to center field this weekend against Toronto.
Guardians: LHP Sam Hentges (left shoulder soreness), who has been on the injured list since July 12, traveled to the Dallas area for second opinion on his shoulder. Hentges allowed three runs and failed to record an out in a rehab outing for Triple-A Columbus on Aug. 7.
UP NEXT
Cubs: RHP Kyle Hendricks (3-10, 6.60 ERA) faces Blue Jays RHP Yariel Rodríguez (1-5, 3.60 ERA) in the opener of a three-game home series Friday.
Guardians: RHP Gavin Williams (2-4, 4.38 ERA) takes on Brewers RHP Aaron Civale (3-8, 5.02 ERA) in the first game of a week-long trip Friday.
