Just for the record, the last Cubs pitcher who threw a complete-game shutout was Marcus Stroman, who one-hit the Rays at Wrigley Field May 29, 2023. And the last Cubs pitcher to throw a Maddux (CG shutout, fewer than 100 pitches, which Boyd had a chance to do) was Kyle Hendricks, who threw an 81-pitch CG shutout against the Cardinals May 3, 2019.

Thing is, the Yankees were giving off the vibe of a locomotive rolling down the tracks. They’d annihilated the Cubs on Friday, 11-0, and had their best pitcher, Max Fried, on the mound on Saturday. Reason enough to think momentum was on their side, right? Not quite.

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The Cubs offense gave Boyd a one-run lead to work with from the get-go. Nico Hoerner led off with a triple and then scored on Kyle Tucker’s groundout. The Cubs then rallied for three runs in the third inning, and Carson Kelly tacked on a solo home run in the eighth.

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MLB Network's Jon Morosi reports his goal for the rest of the season. "DJ LeMahieu, now a free agent, is looking to sign with a team for the rest of 2025," Morosi wrote on X. "His best fits are with teams that could utilize him at 1B, 2B, and/or DH."