Boston Red Sox at Chicago Cubs
· Major League Baseball
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Wilyer Abreu homers twice as the Red Sox beat the Cubs 6-1 to avoid a sweep
Alex Bregman also connected as Boston rallied after managing just one run in its first two games after the All-Star break. Garrett Crochet (11-4) pitched six effective innings in his fourth consecutive win.
The Red Sox went ahead to stay when Trevor Story opened the seventh with a walk and Abreu hit a drive to right-center off Ryan Pressly (2-3) for his 19th homer.
Bregman broke it open with a pinch-hit shot off Drew Pomeranz for a three-run homer in the eighth. Abreu tacked on a two-out solo drive against Ethan Roberts.
It was Abreu's fourth multihomer game of the season and No. 5 for his career. He hit a total of 17 homers in his first two years in the majors.
Boston improved to 12-3 in July. It had won 10 in a row going into the series.
Chicago wasted a sharp performance by Cade Horton, who pitched 5 2/3 innings of two-hit ball. The Cubs had won five of six.
Crochet allowed eight hits in his first start since July 12. The All-Star left-hander struck out five and walked two.
Chicago scored its only run in the second. Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a leadoff double and Dansby Swanson followed with an infield single. After Crow-Armstrong was caught stealing third, Swanson raced home from second on Ian Happ's single to right.
Cubs: Stay at home for the opener of a three-game set against Kansas City on Monday night.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Turner lined out to left. |
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9th Inning | Happ flied out to right. |
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9th Inning | Swanson struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Alcala relieved Hicks |
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9th Inning | Anthony struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Duran flied out to right. |
Statistics
 BOS |
 CHC |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 7 | Ground Balls | 12 |
| 9 | Strikeouts | 8 |
| 6 | Runs Batted In | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 7 | Hits | 8 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 5 | Walks | 2 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 6 | Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 33 | At Bats | 33 |
| 3 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 13 | Runners Left On Base | 15 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 2 |
| 17 | Fly Balls | 13 |
| 1 | Caught Stealing | 2 |
| 148 | Pitches | 137 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
| 1 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 17 | Total Bases | 10 |
| 38 | Plate Appearances | 35 |
| 486.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 4 | Extra Base Hits | 2 |
| 5.3 | Runs Created | 2.0 |
| .212 | Batting Average | .242 |
| 1.000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .515 | Slugging Percentage | .303 |
| .424 | Secondary Average | .091 |
| .316 | On Base Percentage | .286 |
| .831 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .589 |
| 0.4 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.9 |
| 5.3 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 1.9 |
| 42.0 | Batter Rating | 17.0 |
| 11.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.33 |
| 3.89 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.91 |
| .303 | Isolated Power | .061 |
| 0.56 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.25 |
| .132 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .057 |
| .212 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.152 |
| 12.0 | Runs Produced | 2.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.6 | Patience Ratio | 0.3 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 87.3 | MLB Rating | 71.0 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 40,433 | Capacity: