{"id":559075,"date":"2026-04-01T22:59:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T22:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/559075\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T22:59:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T22:59:10","slug":"cubs-6-2-angels-apr-1-2026-game-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/559075\/","title":{"rendered":"Cubs 6-2 Angels (Apr 1, 2026) Game Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"

CHICAGO — \u2014 Matthew Boyd<\/a> struck out 10 while pitching into the sixth inning, and the Chicago Cubs<\/a> beat the Los Angeles Angels<\/a> 6-2 on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Nico Hoerner<\/a> had three hits for Chicago on a chilly and windy afternoon at Wrigley Field. Matt Shaw<\/a> had two hits and two RBI, and Alex Bregman<\/a> reached three times in the rubber game of the three-game series.<\/p>\n

Boyd (1-1) allowed two runs, one earned, and two hits over 5 2\/3 innings in his second start of the season. The left-hander was tagged for six runs in 3 2\/3 innings in a 10-4 loss<\/a> to Washington on opening day.<\/p>\n

Zach Neto<\/a> had two of the Angels’ four hits. Yusei Kikuchi<\/a> (0-1) was charged with five runs and six hits in 5 1\/3 innings.<\/p>\n

Chicago grabbed control with five runs in the third inning. Miguel Amaya<\/a> walked and scored from first on Hoerner’s double into the gap in left-center. Bregman singled in Hoerner, and Dansby Swanson<\/a> drove in Ian Happ<\/a> with a sacrifice fly. Shaw and Pete Crow-Armstrong<\/a> contributed two-out RBI singles.<\/p>\n

It looked as if first-year Los Angeles manager Kurt Suzuki<\/a> wanted a replay review of the play at the plate when Amaya scored but was denied because he took too long to decide on the challenge.<\/p>\n

The Angels chased Boyd while scoring two runs in the sixth. Jo Adell<\/a> singled in Neto, and Mike Trout<\/a> scampered home on an error on Bregman at third.<\/p>\n

The Cubs tacked on an unearned run in the seventh. Trout dropped Carson Kelly<\/a>‘s leadoff flyball to center for an error, and Kelly scored on Shaw’s one-out single.<\/p>\n

Up next <\/p>\n

Angels: Following an off day, LHP Reid Detmers<\/a> (0-0, 5.79 ERA) starts for the Angels in their home opener on Friday night. RHP Bryan Woo<\/a> (0-0, 3.00 ERA) takes the mound for Seattle.<\/p>\n

Cubs: RHP Cade Horton<\/a> (1-0, 2.84 ERA) starts the opener of a weekend series at Cleveland on Friday. LHP Joey Cantillo<\/a> (0-0, 4.91 ERA) gets the ball for the Guardians.<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

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