Game 142: Yanks (Cole) @ Cubs (Taillon) 2:20 EST

Unless they can score 2 more runs, the Yankees are on the verge of not giving up an earned run for the entire 3 game series, yet only taking 2 of the 3 games!

Curve barely hits the corner away, and he finally gets the right call, 0-1
Slider outside, 1-1
FB up and in, 2-1
FB outside, 3-1
Takes a FB inside middle, 3-2
Takes his timeout
Cutter inside corner waist high popped foul off 1st, Rizzo goes over, tries to jump the tarp, but can't quite reach it. If not for the tarp in the way, I think he gets that one. Still 3-2.

Ex-Blue Jay Nate Pearson in for the 7th; he's pitched well since joining the Cubs.

Volpe..
Takes a slider barely on the corner away, 0-1
Takes a slider well outside and a bit low, 1-1
FB above and outside middle at 98, Volpe watches it go by, making thinking another slider.
FB in the zone down and in at 99.5, fouls it off.
Slider hangs high, inner half, 2-2
FB on the high inside corner at 98, Volpe has no chance, late and under for the K, 1 down.

Torres gets a FB at 99.9 near the corner inside, fouls it back, 0-1
Slider hits the very top of the zone inside middle, Torres thinks it's a FB high, takes, 0-2
Slider misses high, outside corner, 1-2
FB in the zone up and in, Torres a bit late and under, hits a fly to pretty deep right center, Tauchman moves back and right, catches a step or two from the track, inning over.

Bottom 7, 2-1 Cubs.
13 pitch 1-2-3 for Pearson, so he might get the 8th as well.
Paredes, Crow-Armstrong and Amaya for the Cubs in the 7th.

Cousins in to pitch the 7th for the Yanks.

Paredes takes a sinker on the inner 3rd, 0-1
Slider away outside, 1-1
Slider starts in the zone, breaks outside at the knees, Parades starts, but checks in time, 2-1
Sinker below and inside middle, but has enough tail to keep him from barreling it, pops high near first, Rizzo fights the sun, catches, 1 down.

Amaya...
Slider bounced outside, ball 1
Slider misses the front door inside at the knees, 2-0
Sinker inner 3rd, below the waist, topped foul, 2-1
Sinker tails well inside, fouled again, 2-2
Slider just low, fouled. Near the corner away.
Slider dives outside late, lays off, 3-2
Thigh high slider missed 4-5 inches outside, ball 4.

Mastrobuoni takes a slider down and in, 1-0
Slider starts outside, hits the back door, 1-1
Slider down and in with sharp two plane break, looks like he almost tried to check the swing, makes contact, grounds it weakly to Torres, throws him out, inning over.

Top 8, 2-1 Cubs.
18 pitches for Cousins in his inning.
Soto-Judge-Wells for the Yanks in the 8th.