Houston AstrosvsChicago Cubs
HOU 4/CHC 2
Things to say
Astros beat the Cubs 4-2 at Wrigley.
01
opener
Astros took it 4-2 at Wrigley. Houston's been a tire fire all year and they go on the road and quiet the Cubs bats. Apple TV broadcast so half the people watching were fighting their login.
02
key player
Houston's lineup finally looked like Houston's lineup — heart of the order did the damage, and the bullpen actually held a lead for once.
03
hot take
Cubs are 29-22 and people are pencilling them into October already. Two runs at home against a sub-.500 team says otherwise.
04
deep cut
Wrigley wind was blowing in — that's a different ballgame. A couple of those Cubs flyouts leave the yard on a normal day.
05
exit
Anyway, we'll see if Houston can actually string two together — they haven't all season.
The recap
Astros went into Wrigley and walked out with a 4-2 win, snapping the Cubs' run at home on a Friday night Apple TV game. Houston's been scuffling at 21-31, so this one stings extra for Chicago — you don't want to drop a series opener to a team trying to find itself.
No fireworks on the scoreboard, just a tidy four-run night that the Cubs' bats couldn't answer. Cubs sit at 29-22 but the bullpen letting a two-score game stay a two-score game tells you all you need to know about how it slipped away.