Caballero homers, Cole pitches into 6th and gets bullpen help as Yankees edge Cubs 2-1

CHICAGO (AP) — José Caballero lined a two-run homer, Gerrit Cole pitched into the sixth inning and the New York Yankees hung on to top the Chicago Cubs 2-1 on Sunday.

>New York got 3 1/3 scoreless innings from relievers Brent Headrick, Paul Blackburn and David Bednar to take two of three at Wrigley Field.

>Seiya Suzuki finished with two hits for Chicago, including a double. Michael Busch had an RBI.

>Cole (5-5) yielded one run on four hits in his 13th start since coming back from Tommy John surgery. The right-hander struck out five and walked three, but needed a lift from the bullpen.

>Headrick relieved Cole with the bases loaded and two outs in the sixth, and got Nico Hoerner to fly out. He struck out the side in the seventh.

>David Bednar entered with two outs in the eighth, and got Ian Happ to fly out with runners on second and third. Bednar worked around a walk in the ninth for his 24th save.

>Colin Rea (8-8) allowed two runs on three hits. He struck out seven, including first five Yankees hitters, and walked one.

>Caballero, who added a single, ended an 18-game drought without going deep. He lined a 408-foot drive against the wind to left-center in the third to give New York a 2-0 lead,

>Suzuki led off the fourth with a double, then scored on Busch’s single to cut it to 2-1.

Up nextCubs: LHP Matthew Boyd (6-1, 3.141 ERA) gets the start as Chicago begins a three-game set against the Dodgers Monday. Los Angeles has not named a starter.

>Yankees: RHP Cam Schlittler (10-6, 2.04) starts against Cardinals RHP Michael McGreevy (4-9, 3.57) on Monday in New York.

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