Yoshida hits a grand slam and drives in 6 as the Red Sox rout the Cubs 11-5 behind Crawford
— Masataka Yoshida hit a grand slam and a two-run triple, powering Kutter Crawford and the Boston Red Sox to an 11-5 blowout over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Boston Red Sox
11
Chicago Cubs
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Wrigley Field · 37,812 att.
Match Report
Top Performers
BOS
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Masataka Yoshida DH
H-AB 3-5 · AB 5 · R 2
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Jarren Duran LF
H-AB 0-1 · AB 1 · R 0
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Justin Turner 1B
H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 1
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Rafael Devers 1B
H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 2
CHC
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Cody Bellinger LF
H-AB 0-3 · AB 3 · R 0
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Christopher Morel 1B
H-AB 1-5 · AB 5 · R 0
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Ian Happ LF
H-AB 0-3 · AB 3 · R 0
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Nico Hoerner 2B
H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 0
Head to Head
BOS wins series 2-1
Injuries
Chicago Cubs
- Justin Steele 60-Day-IL
- Shelby Miller 60-Day-IL
- Ben Brown 60-Day-IL
- Phil Maton 60-Day-IL
- Riley Martin 60-Day-IL
Boston Red Sox
- Caleb Durbin Out
- Garrett Whitlock Out
- Roman Anthony Out
- Tyron Guerrero Out
- Romy Gonzalez Day-To-Day
Lineups
ConfirmedCHC
Mike TauchmanCF50- Nico HoernerSS2
- Christopher Morel2B28
- Ian HappLF8
- Cody Bellinger1B35
Seiya SuzukiRF27
Yan GomesC15
Trey ManciniDH34
Miles Mastrobuoni3B21
Substitutes
Patrick WisdomLF35
Jared Young1B29
BOS
Rob RefsnyderRF30- Justin Turner1B3
- Rafael Devers3B16
Adam DuvallRF14- Masataka YoshidaLF7
Jorge AlfaroDH35
Christian Arroyo3B28
Connor WongC12
Yu ChangSS19
Substitutes
Triston Casas1B36
Enrique Hernandez2B8- Jarren DuranCF16
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 11-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-5
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Play Result 11-5
Hoerner tripled to right, Tauchman scored.
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Triple 11-5
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
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Ball 11-5
Pitch 4 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 11-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 11-5
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Looking 11-5
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-4
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Play Result 11-4
Tauchman singled to center, Mancini scored.
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Single 11-4
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
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Ball 11-4
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
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Ball 11-4
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 11-3
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 11-3
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 11-3
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-3
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Play Result 11-3
Wisdom hit sacrifice fly to center, Tauchman scored.
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Sacrifice Fly 11-3
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 11-3
Pitch 4 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 11-3
Pitch 3 : Ball 3
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Ball 11-3
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 11-3
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-2
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Play Result 11-2
Morel reached on infield single to first, Mastrobuoni scored, Hoerner to second, Tauchman to third.
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Single 11-2
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 11-2
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 11-2
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-1
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Play Result 11-1
Hoerner walked, Mancini scored, Tauchman to second, Mastrobuoni to third.
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Ball 11-1
Pitch 5 : Ball 4
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Ball 11-1
Pitch 4 : Ball 3
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Ball 11-1
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
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Ball 11-1
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Strike Looking 11-1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Foul Ball 11-0
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-0
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Play Result 11-0
Casas homered to center (419 feet), Refsnyder scored.
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Home Run 11-0
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Ball 11-0
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Out 9-0
Pitch 6 : Ball In Play
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Play Result 9-0
Yoshida scored on Rucker wild pitch.
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Wild Pitch 9-0
Yoshida scored on Rucker wild pitch.
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-0
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Play Result 8-0
Yoshida tripled to center, Devers scored and Duvall scored.
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Triple 8-0
Pitch 7 : Ball In Play
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Ball 8-0
Pitch 6 : Ball 3
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Ball 8-0
Pitch 5 : Ball 2
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Looking 8-0
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Looking
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Strike Looking 8-0
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 8-0
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Inning 11-5
End of the 9th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-5
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Play Result 11-5
Morel struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 11-5
Pitch 7 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Ball 11-5
Pitch 6 : Ball 3
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Ball 11-5
Pitch 5 : Ball 2
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Ball 11-5
Pitch 4 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 11-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Swinging 11-5
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Strike Looking 11-5
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 11-5
Jake Faria pitches to Christopher Morel
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-5
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Play Result 11-5
Hoerner tripled to right, Tauchman scored.
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Triple 11-5
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
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Ball 11-5
Pitch 4 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 11-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 11-5
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Looking 11-5
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 11-4
Jake Faria pitches to Nico Hoerner
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-4
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Play Result 11-4
Tauchman singled to center, Mancini scored.
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Single 11-4
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
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Play Result 11-4
Mancini to third on fielder's indifference.
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Fielders Indifference 11-4
Mancini to third on fielder's indifference.
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Ball 11-4
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
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Ball 11-4
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Start Batter/Pitcher 11-3
Jake Faria pitches to Mike Tauchman
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-3
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Play Result 11-3
Mastrobuoni struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 11-3
Pitch 6 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Ball 11-3
Pitch 5 : Ball 2
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Foul Ball 11-3
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Looking 11-3
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Looking
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Strike Looking 11-3
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking
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Play Result 11-3
Mancini to second on passed ball by Wong.
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Passed Ball 11-3
Mancini to second on passed ball by Wong.
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Ball 11-3
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 11-3
Jake Faria pitches to Miles Mastrobuoni
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-3
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