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Ian Happ had three RBIs. His two-run single
highlighted a four-run sixth, and the Cubs won for the sixth
time in seven games on a 34-degree night.
Steele (3-1) won his third straight start since a loss to the
Los Angeles Dodgers in Tokyo on March 19. The left-hander struck
out eight and walked two.
Colin Rea worked two innings to finish Chicago's first shutout
this year.
The Rangers had won five straight and eight of 10 to start the
season.
Eovaldi (1-1) lasted just 4 2/3 innings, allowing three runs and
four hits, after shutting out Cincinnati on Tuesday in the
majors’ first complete game this season. The 35-year-old
right-hander walked two and hit two batters.
Key moment
The Cubs had runners on second and third with two out in the
sixth when Happ broke the game open with a two-run single
against Gerson Garabito. He then stole second and scored on Kyle
Tucker’s single. Tucker took second on the throw home and came
around on Seiya Suzuki’s single.
Key stat
The 34-degree gametime temperature was the coldest at Wrigley
Field since April 18, 2011, when it was 34 for the first pitch
against San Diego. By comparison, it was 38 when the Blackhawks
played the St. Louis Blues in the NHL Winter Classic on New
Year’s Eve. For Texas, the lowest gametime temperature was 33 at
Milwaukee on April 10, 1989.
Up next
Veteran LHP Patrick Corbin makes his Rangers debut on Tuesday
night, and RHP Jameson Taillon (1-1, 6.97 ERA) gets the ball for
the Cubs.
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