Final · MLB · Sun Sep 27, 2:05 PM CDT · at Tropicana Field
- Probable pitchers
- Shota Imanaga (CHC) vs Tanner Houck (BOS)
- TV
- NESN, Marquee Sports Network
- Where
- Tropicana Field
Cubs top Red Sox 6-2. Cubs took the lead for good in the 3rd.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| CHC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 0 |
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| BOS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
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Win: Braxton Garrett. Loss: Tanner Houck. Save: Colin Rea. Home runs: Bregman 2 (CHC), Rutschman (BOS). Bregman drove in 4 for Cubs.
By the numbers: Hits CHC 13, BOS 5; Errors CHC 0, BOS 1; Left on base CHC 13, BOS 15.
Team stats
| CHC | BOS |
|---|
| Hits | 13 | 5 |
| Errors | 0 | 1 |
| Left on base | 13 | 15 |
| Home runs | 2 | 1 |
| Walks | 3 | 3 |
| Strikeouts | 7 | 7 |
Box score
Chicago Cubs
Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR |
|---|
| Crow-Armstrong CF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor, T CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bregman DH | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Busch 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arias, G 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Happ LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Conforto RF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hoerner 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaw 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramírez 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Swanson SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Amaya C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 38 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP |
|---|
| Imanaga | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| Garrett, B (W) | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 70 |
| Webb, J | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Rea (S) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 112 |
Boston Red Sox
Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR |
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| Anthony LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Duran, Ja LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rutschman C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Wong C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Contreras, Wn DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jones, Jah DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abreu, W RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rafaela CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Eaton CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sogard 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Durbin 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Story SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Monasterio 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP |
|---|
| Houck (L) | 3.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50 |
| Olds | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Sandoval | 4.2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 98 |
| Morán | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 187 |
Play-by-play
Top 1st 6
- 0 out CHC Pete Crow-Armstrong singles on a ground ball to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela.
- 0 out CHC Alex Bregman homers (27) on a fly ball to left center field. Tyrone Taylor scores. CHC 2, BOS 0
- 1 out CHC Michael Busch lines out to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela.
- 2 out CHC Ian Happ grounds out sharply, shortstop Trevor Story to first baseman Andruw Monasterio.
- 2 out CHC Michael Conforto singles on a fly ball to right fielder Wilyer Abreu.
- 3 out CHC Nico Hoerner grounds into a force out, third baseman Caleb Durbin to second baseman Nick Sogard. Michael Conforto out at 2nd.
Bottom 1st 4
- 1 out BOS Roman Anthony strikes out swinging.
- 1 out BOS Adley Rutschman homers (13) on a fly ball to left field. CHC 2, BOS 1
- 2 out BOS Willson Contreras strikes out swinging.
- 3 out BOS Wilyer Abreu strikes out on a foul tip.
Top 2nd 3
- 1 out CHC Pedro Ramírez grounds out sharply, second baseman Nick Sogard to first baseman Andruw Monasterio.
- 2 out CHC Dansby Swanson grounds out softly to first baseman Andruw Monasterio.
- 3 out CHC Miguel Amaya pops out to shortstop Trevor Story.
Bottom 2nd 6
- 1 out BOS Ceddanne Rafaela strikes out swinging.
- 1 out BOS Nick Sogard singles on a ground ball to right fielder Michael Conforto.
- 1 out BOS Caleb Durbin singles on a ground ball to right fielder Michael Conforto. Nick Sogard to 2nd.
- 1 out BOS Trevor Story hit by pitch. Nick Sogard to 3rd. Caleb Durbin to 2nd.
- 2 out BOS Andruw Monasterio grounds into a force out, shortstop Dansby Swanson to second baseman Nico Hoerner. Nick Sogard scores. Caleb Durbin to 3rd. Trevor Story out at 2nd. Andruw Monasterio to 1st. CHC 2, BOS 2
- 3 out BOS Roman Anthony called out on strikes.
Top 3rd 4
- 1 out CHC Tyrone Taylor called out on strikes.
- 1 out CHC Alex Bregman homers (28) on a fly ball to left field. CHC 3, BOS 2
- 2 out CHC Michael Busch grounds out, second baseman Nick Sogard to first baseman Andruw Monasterio.
- 3 out CHC Ian Happ grounds out, pitcher Tanner Houck to shortstop Trevor Story to first baseman Andruw Monasterio.
Bottom 3rd 3
- 1 out BOS Adley Rutschman grounds out, second baseman Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch.
- 2 out BOS Willson Contreras grounds out, third baseman Pedro Ramírez to first baseman Michael Busch.
- 3 out BOS Wilyer Abreu lines out to second baseman Nico Hoerner.
Top 4th 5
- 1 out CHC Michael Conforto grounds out to first baseman Andruw Monasterio.
- 2 out CHC Nico Hoerner pops out softly to pitcher Wyatt Olds.
- 2 out CHC Pedro Ramírez hit by pitch.
- 2 out CHC Dansby Swanson walks. Pedro Ramírez to 2nd.
- 3 out CHC Miguel Amaya lines out to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela.
Bottom 4th 5
- 0 out BOS Ceddanne Rafaela singles on a line drive to center fielder Tyrone Taylor.
- 0 out BOS Nick Sogard walks. Ceddanne Rafaela to 2nd.
- 1 out BOS Caleb Durbin pops out to first baseman Michael Busch in foul territory.
- 2 out BOS Trevor Story flies out to right fielder Michael Conforto.
- 3 out BOS Andruw Monasterio flies out to left fielder Ian Happ.
Top 5th 4
- 0 out CHC Tyrone Taylor singles on a line drive to left fielder Jarren Duran.
- 0 out CHC Alex Bregman singles on a ground ball to left fielder Jarren Duran. Tyrone Taylor to 2nd.
- 2 out CHC Michael Busch grounds into a double play, second baseman Nick Sogard to shortstop Trevor Story to first baseman Andruw Monasterio. Tyrone Taylor to 3rd. Alex Bregman out at 2nd. Michael Busch out at 1st.
- 3 out CHC Ian Happ strikes out swinging.
Bottom 5th 3
- 1 out BOS Jarren Duran grounds out, second baseman Matt Shaw to first baseman Michael Busch.
- 1 out BOS Adley Rutschman walks.
- 3 out BOS Jahmai Jones grounds into a double play, third baseman Pedro Ramírez to second baseman Matt Shaw to first baseman Michael Busch. Adley Rutschman out at 2nd. Jahmai Jones out at 1st.
Top 6th 3
- 1 out CHC Michael Conforto grounds out, shortstop Trevor Story to first baseman Andruw Monasterio.
- 2 out CHC Matt Shaw flies out to left fielder Jarren Duran.
- 3 out CHC Pedro Ramírez strikes out on a foul tip.
Bottom 6th 4
- 0 out BOS Wilyer Abreu challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Wilyer Abreu walks.
- 0 out BOS Nate Eaton singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Wilyer Abreu to 2nd.
- 1 out BOS Nick Sogard lines out sharply to center fielder Tyrone Taylor.
- 3 out BOS Caleb Durbin grounds into a double play, shortstop Dansby Swanson to second baseman Pedro Ramírez to first baseman Michael Busch. Nate Eaton out at 2nd. Caleb Durbin out at 1st.
Top 7th 5
- 1 out CHC Dansby Swanson strikes out swinging.
- 1 out CHC Miguel Amaya doubles (12) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Nate Eaton.
- 2 out CHC Tyrone Taylor pops out to shortstop Trevor Story.
- 2 out CHC Alex Bregman walks.
- 3 out CHC Gabriel Arias grounds out to first baseman Andruw Monasterio.
Bottom 7th 3
- 1 out BOS Trevor Story grounds out, second baseman Pedro Ramírez to first baseman Gabriel Arias.
- 2 out BOS Andruw Monasterio strikes out swinging.
- 3 out BOS Jarren Duran pops out to shortstop Dansby Swanson.
Top 8th 5
- 1 out CHC Ian Happ strikes out swinging.
- 1 out CHC Michael Conforto reaches on a missed catch error by pitcher Patrick Sandoval, assist to first baseman Andruw Monasterio.
- 2 out CHC Matt Shaw flies out to right fielder Wilyer Abreu in foul territory.
- 2 out CHC Pedro Ramírez singles on a ground ball to second baseman Nick Sogard. Michael Conforto to 2nd.
- 3 out CHC Dansby Swanson called out on strikes.
Bottom 8th 3
- 1 out BOS Connor Wong grounds out, shortstop Dansby Swanson to first baseman Gabriel Arias.
- 2 out BOS Jahmai Jones pops out to shortstop Dansby Swanson.
- 3 out BOS Wilyer Abreu grounds out, shortstop Dansby Swanson to first baseman Gabriel Arias.
Top 9th 8
- 0 out CHC Miguel Amaya singles on a line drive to left fielder Jarren Duran.
- 0 out CHC Tyrone Taylor singles on a fly ball to left fielder Jarren Duran. Miguel Amaya to 3rd.
- 0 out CHC Alex Bregman doubles (33) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Nate Eaton. Miguel Amaya scores. Tyrone Taylor to 3rd. CHC 4, BOS 2
- 1 out CHC Gabriel Arias out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Jarren Duran. Tyrone Taylor scores. CHC 5, BOS 2
- 2 out CHC Ian Happ strikes out swinging.
- 2 out CHC Michael Conforto doubles (17) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. Alex Bregman scores. CHC 6, BOS 2
- 2 out CHC Matt Shaw walks.
- 3 out CHC Pedro Ramírez singles on a ground ball to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. Michael Conforto out at home on the throw, right fielder Wilyer Abreu to catcher Connor Wong. Matt Shaw to 2nd.
Bottom 9th 3
- 1 out BOS Nate Eaton strikes out swinging.
- 2 out BOS Nick Sogard grounds out, second baseman Pedro Ramírez to first baseman Gabriel Arias.
- 3 out BOS Caleb Durbin flies out to right fielder Michael Conforto.