Major League Baseball
Boston Red Sox
4
Chicago Cubs
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 4: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 5: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
L Valbuena homered to left (407 feet), J Baker and W Castillo scored.
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Advancing On Force 4-3
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Advancing On Force 4-2
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Bunted Foul 4-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-0
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Play Result 4-0
S Podsednik singled to center, M Aviles scored, S Podsednik to second on throwing error by center fielder R Johnson.
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Advancing On Play 4-0
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Bunted Foul 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
W Middlebrooks singled to center, D Ortiz scored, J Saltalamacchia thrown out at third.
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Advancing On Play 3-0
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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Play Result 2-0
J Saltalamacchia homered to right (382 feet), D Ortiz scored.
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Advancing On Force 2-0
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 6: foul
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End Inning 4-3
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
W Castillo grounded into double play, third to second to first, S Clevenger out at second.
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Advancing On Force 4-3
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Ground Out 4-3
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-3
W Castillo batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
B LaHair struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 4-3
Pitch 8: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 4-3
Pitch 7: ball 2
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Ball 4-3
Pitch 6: ball 1
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Strike Looking 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-3
B LaHair batting
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Play Result 4-3
B LaHair hit for M Corpas.
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Lineup Change 4-3
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Lineup Change 4-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
S Clevenger singled to center.
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Single 4-3
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-3
S Clevenger batting
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Play Result 4-3
S Clevenger hit for J Baker.
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Play Result 4-3
A Aceves relieved V Padilla.
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Start Inning 4-3
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 4-3
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Lineup Change 4-3
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Lineup Change 4-3
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Lineup Change 4-3
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End Inning 4-3
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
D Pedroia popped out to second.
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Pop Out 4-3
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: ball 2
Showing the last 40 of 611 events.
Head to Head
BOS wins series 2-1
Injuries
Chicago Cubs
- Ben Brown Out
- Riley Martin Out
- Justin Steele Out
- Phil Maton Out
- Shelby Miller Out
Boston Red Sox
- Roman Anthony Out
- Triston Casas Out
- Romy Gonzalez Out
- Eli White Out
- Justin Slaten Out
Lineups
ConfirmedCHC
Reed JohnsonCF5
Darwin Barney2B20
Starlin CastroSS13
Alfonso SorianoLF12
Jeff G Baker1B10
Joe MatherCF22
Welington CastilloC20
Luis Valbuena3B18
Jeff SamardzijaP29
Substitutes
Steve ClevengerPH32
Randy WellsP61
Tony CampanaPH4
Manny CorpasP60
Bryan LaHairPH61
David DeJesusRF3
BOS
Scott PodsednikCF26
Dustin Pedroia2B15
David Ortiz1B34
Jarrod SaltalamacchiaC12
Will Middlebrooks3B12
Adrian Gonzalez1B23
Ryan SweeneyRF26
Mike AvilesSS12
Jon LesterP31
Substitutes
Scott AtchisonP48
Daniel NavaLF25
Vicente PadillaP44
Nick PuntoPH1
Alfredo AcevesP91
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