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- Boyd sharp, Suzuki homers as Cubs deal Guardians 5th straight loss</p>
<p>MATT CARLSON July 1, 2025 at 9:48 PM</p>
<p>1 / 5Guardians Cubs BaseballChicago Cubs pitcher Matthew Boyd delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians, Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Matt Marton)</p>
<p>CHICAGO (AP) — Matthew Boyd pitched seven sharp innings for his eighth win, Seiya Suzuki cracked his team-leading 23rd homer and the Chicago Cubs topped the sliding Cleveland Guardians 5-2 on Tuesday night.</p>
<p>Carson Kelly doubled twice with a sac fly for three RBIs. Michael Busch went 3-for-3 and drove in a run to help NL Central-leading Chicago win its 50th game.</p>
<p>Carlos Santana had two hits, including his 400th career double, but Cleveland dropped its fifth straight.</p>
<p>The Guardians scored two runs in the fourth — ending a skid of 17 straight scoreless innings — on Nolan Jones' RBI single and Angel Martínez's sacrifice fly. Cleveland has scored in just two of its last 45 innings.</p>
<p>Boyd (8-3) allowed two runs on five hits with five strikeout and one walk. The left-hander finished by retiring 11 straight hitters before Brad Keller entered for the eighth.</p>
<p>Daniel Palencia struck out two in a perfect ninth for his ninth save.</p>
<p>Cleveland's Gavin Williams (5-4) yielded four runs on seven hits and four walks.</p>
<p>The Cubs took a 3-0 lead in a quirky second on four straight hits.</p>
<p>Then Kelly was out at home when he tried to score from third after the ball got away from catcher Bo Naylor. Williams walked the next two hitters — Nico Hoerner and Matt Shaw — but picked both off first.</p>
<p>After Cleveland cut it to 3-2 in the fourth, Suzuki hit his solo shot to left in the sixth.</p>
<p>Key moment</p>
<p>It looked like Cleveland's offense finally awakened in the fourth. But Boyd picked off Jones for the second out, then got Naylor to ground out.</p>
<p>Key stat</p>
<p>Boyd tossed his 12th quality start in 17. He's one win short of his career high of nine, reached with Detroit in 2018 and 2019</p>
<p>Up next</p>
<p>Guardians RHP Tanner Bibee (4-8, 3.80 ERA) faces Cubs LHP Shota Imanaga (4-2, 2.54) on Wednesday.</p>
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