Cubs 1, Guardians 0: Matt Shaw walks it off

Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn ImagesThe Cubs offense nearly disappeared Thursday evening at Wrigley Field against the Guardians. They had just three hits, all singles. That plus three walks was the extent of the offense, and in the first nine innings just two Cubs got past first base. Eleven Cubs struck out.

But the Cubs also got some excellent pitching, holding Cleveland to seven hits, also all singles. And Matt Shaw’s long sacrifice fly scored placed runner Nico Hoerner in the 10th inning for a 1-0 Cubs win and a sweep of the three-game series.

This means that most of this recap, and most of the video highlights I will show you, are about pitching and defense.

Cade Horton was magnificent in this…