Cubs complete sweep of scuffling Red Sox
Cubs complete sweep over Red Sox, 16-9
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Chicago Cubs
16
Boston Red Sox
9
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 16 |
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 16-9
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 16-9
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Play Result 16-9
D Nava singled to right, B Holt and D Pedroia scored.
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Advancing On Play 16-9
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Advancing On Play 16-8
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Foul Ball 16-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 16-7
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Play Result 16-7
D Pedroia doubled to deep right center, M Betts scored, B Holt to third.
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Advancing On Force 16-7
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Foul Ball 16-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 16-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 16-6
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Play Result 16-6
J Ruggiano doubled to deep center, D Barney and C Coghlan scored.
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Advancing On Play 16-6
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Advancing On Play 15-6
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Foul Ball 14-6
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 14-6
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 14-6
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 14-6
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 14-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 14-6
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Play Result 14-6
C Coghlan doubled to deep right, N Schierholtz scored, D Barney to third.
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Advancing On Force 14-6
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End Batter/Pitcher 13-6
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Play Result 13-6
D Barney singled to right, L Valbuena scored, N Schierholtz to second.
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Advancing On Force 13-6
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End Batter/Pitcher 12-6
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Play Result 12-6
N Schierholtz singled to center, S Castro scored, L Valbuena to third.
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Advancing On Play 12-6
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Foul Ball 11-6
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 11-6
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-6
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Play Result 11-6
L Valbuena doubled to deep right, A Rizzo scored, S Castro to third.
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Advancing On Force 11-6
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Foul Ball 10-6
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 10-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 10-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 10-6
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 10-6
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 10-6
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 10-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 10-6
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Play Result 10-6
M Napoli singled to deep center, D Ortiz scored.
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Advancing On Play 10-6
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Foul Ball 10-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 10-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 10-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 10-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 10-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 10-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 10-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 10-5
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 10-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 10-5
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 10-5
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 10-5
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Play Result 10-5
N Schierholtz homered to right (389 feet).
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Foul Ball 9-5
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-5
Pitch 3: foul
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End Inning 16-9
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 16-9
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Play Result 16-9
J Gomes struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 16-9
Pitch 6: strike 3 (looking)
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Strike Swinging 16-9
Pitch 5: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 16-9
Pitch 4: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 16-9
Pitch 3: ball 3
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Ball 16-9
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 16-9
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 16-9
J Gomes batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 16-9
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Play Result 16-9
M Napoli struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 16-9
Pitch 4: strike 3 (looking)
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Foul Ball 16-9
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Swinging 16-9
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 16-9
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 16-9
M Napoli batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 16-9
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Play Result 16-9
D Nava singled to right, B Holt and D Pedroia scored.
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Advancing On Play 16-9
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Advancing On Play 16-8
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Single 16-7
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 16-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 16-7
D Nava batting
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Play Result 16-7
D Nava hit for D Ortiz.
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Lineup Change 16-7
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Lineup Change 16-7
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End Batter/Pitcher 16-7
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Play Result 16-7
D Pedroia doubled to deep right center, M Betts scored, B Holt to third.
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Advancing On Force 16-7
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Advancing On Force 16-7
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Double 16-6
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 16-6
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 16-6
D Pedroia batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 16-6
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Play Result 16-6
B Holt singled to right, M Betts to third.
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Advancing On Play 16-6
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Single 16-6
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 16-6
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 16-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Head to Head
CHC win series 3-0
Injuries
Boston Red Sox
- Roman Anthony Out
- Triston Casas Out
- Romy Gonzalez Out
- Eli White Out
- Justin Slaten Out
Chicago Cubs
- Ben Brown Out
- Riley Martin Out
- Justin Steele Out
- Phil Maton Out
- Shelby Miller Out
Lineups
ConfirmedBOS
Brock HoltRF17
Dustin Pedroia2B15
David OrtizDH34
Mike Anthony Napoli1B5
Jonny GomesLF31
Xander Bogaerts3B2
A.J. PierzynskiC15
Mookie BettsCF50
Jonathan HerreraSS19
Substitutes
Daniel NavaPH25
CHC
Chris CoghlanLF7
Justin RuggianoCF39
Anthony Rizzo1B48
Starlin CastroSS13
Luis ValbuenaDH18
Welington CastilloC20
Nate SchierholtzRF62
Mike Olt3B25
Darwin Barney2B20
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