Rookie Christopher Morel homered for a third straight game, during a go-ahead, three-run sixth inning, and four Chicago relievers held visiting the Boston Red Sox scoreless, as the Cubs overcame an early four-run hole to win 6-5 on Friday. Down 4-0, the Cubs scored three times in the fifth. Then trailing 5-3 in the sixth, with two out and a man on, Morel (three RBIs) drove the ball into the left-field bleachers.
Boston Red Sox (43-34, third in the AL East) vs. Chicago Cubs (31-46, third in the NL Central) Chicago; Saturday, 7:15 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Josh Winckowski (3-1, 3.60 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 13 strikeouts); Cubs: Alec Mills (0-1, 9.87 ERA, 1.73 WHIP, 10 strikeouts) LINE: Red Sox -145, Cubs +123; over/under is 10 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs will try to keep their three-game home win streak alive when they face the Boston Red Sox. Chicago is 31-46 overall and 16-26 at home.
All the action and highlights from Friday's Cape League action
No | Player | Pos |
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32 | P | |
70 | P | |
60 | P | |
56 | P | |
31 | P | |
17 | P | |
44 | P | |
89 | P | |
65 | P | |
37 | P | |
57 | P | |
41 | P | |
18 | P | |
46 | P | |
55 | P | |
38 | P | |
52 | P | |
49 | SP | |
72 | P | |
73 | P |
No | Player | Pos |
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25 | C | |
7 | C |
No | Player | Pos |
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39 | 3B | |
2 | SS | |
29 | 3B | |
11 | 3B | |
5 | 2B | |
30 | 2B | |
10 | SS |
No | Player | Pos |
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19 | CF | |
16 | CF | |
40 | CF | |
28 | RF | |
99 | CF |