Cubs 6, Angels 2: Matthew Boyd mows ‘em down
The Cubs took the series from the visitors on a very, very cold afternoon.
On an extremely cold and windy afternoon at Wrigley Field that really wasn’t suitable for baseball, Matthew Boyd looked like the Boyd of 2025 in getting to the sixth inning and striking out 10 Angels hitters. That, some solid relief and timely hitting by the Cubs led to a 6-2 victory and a series win over the visitors from Anaheim. The first hitter of the game, Zach Neto, singled off Boyd.
Then Boyd did something he did so well last year — picked him off [VIDEO] . Your browser does not support the video tag. Boyd then retired the next eight Angels in a row — until Neto walked leading off the fourth.
Then Boyd set down six more Angels consecutively. While all this was going on, the Cubs put together a nice rally in the fifth with only one extra-base hit. Miguel Amaya, serving as DH in this one, led off with a walk.
That XBH, a double by Nico Hoerner, followed, with Amaya scoring on a close play [VIDEO] . Your browser does not support the video tag. Oddly, no review was asked for, and it appeared Angels manager Kurt Suzuki waited too long to ask for one, because he then had a rather animated discussion with the umpires.
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