Boston Red Sox vs Chicago Cubs, Sep 25, 2026 (Game 1) Box Score

CubsChicago CubsCHC

3-4

Final

Red SoxBoston Red SoxBOS

September 25, 2026, 1:05 PM ET | Fenway Park

Last 5 Form

Chicago Cubs

1-4

Last 5

Boston Red Sox

3-2

Last 5

Starting Pitchers

Chicago Cubs

Clay Holmes

Recorded starter

Boston Red Sox

Alec Gamboa

Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings

Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Sep 25, 11:25 PM ET
Team	W-L	PCT	Div	WC	GB
Chicago Cubs	88-73	.547	#2	#2	13.5
Boston Red Sox	87-74	.540	#3	#2	10.5

PCT: winning percentage
Div: division rank
WC: wild card rank
GB: games back

Season Comparison

2026

Chicago CubsBoston Red Sox

.767

OPS

.717

220

163

850

Runs

689

4.12

ERA

3.54

1.26

WHIP

1.23

1260

Strikeouts by pitchers

1398

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Chicago Cubs

Hitters

Seiya Suzuki

7 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Michael Busch

7 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI

Ian Happ

3 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI

Pitchers

David Peterson

5.0 IP, 6 SO, 0.00 ERA

Matthew Boyd

7.0 IP, 3 SO, 1.29 ERA

Shota Imanaga

5.0 IP, 7 SO, 1.80 ERA

Boston Red Sox

Hitters

Adley Rutschman

6 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI

Roman Anthony

5 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI

Wilyer Abreu

4 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Jedixson Paez

5.0 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA

Raymond Burgos

4.0 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Sonny Gray

6.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Clay Holmes

Chicago Cubs, MLBDB pick

Jake Bennett

Boston Red Sox, MLBDB pick

Raymond Burgos

Boston Red Sox, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Boston Red Sox 4, Chicago Cubs 3: CHC 7 hits, BOS 9 hits; CHC 1 error, BOS 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chicago Cubs	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	1
Boston Red Sox	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	x	4	9	0

Box Score

Batting

Matt Shaw and Michael Busch led Chicago Cubs with 2 hits each.

Chicago Cubs batting
Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	4	0	1	0	1	1
Seiya SuzukiRF	4	1	0	0	1	2
Alex BregmanDH	4	0	0	0	0	1
Tyrone TaylorLF	3	0	1	1	0	0
Ian HappPH/LF	0	0	0	0	1	0
Nico Hoerner2B	4	0	0	0	0	0
Matt Shaw3B	4	0	2	0	0	0
Michael Busch1B	3	1	2	0	1	0
Dansby SwansonSS	4	1	0	0	0	1
Miguel AmayaC	3	0	1	2	0	1
Totals	33	3	7	3	4	6

Roman Anthony led Boston Red Sox with 3 hits.

Boston Red Sox batting
Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Roman AnthonyLF	3	3	3	0	1	0
Mickey GasperC	3	0	0	0	0	3
Connor WongC	1	0	1	1	0	0
Adley RutschmanDH	4	0	2	2	0	0
Wilyer AbreuRF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Caleb Durbin3B	4	0	0	0	0	0
Nick Sogard2B	3	0	0	0	1	1
Jarren DuranCF	2	0	1	0	2	0
Andruw Monasterio1B	4	0	1	0	0	0
Isiah Kiner-FalefaSS	4	1	1	0	0	0
Totals	32	4	9	3	4	4

Pitching

Clay Holmes went 4.1 innings for Chicago Cubs (3 SO, 2 ER); Jake Bennett went 3.2 innings for Boston Red Sox (1 SO, 0 ER).

Pitching lines
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Chicago Cubs
Clay Holmes	4.1	5	3	2	3	3	0
Caleb Thielbar	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0
Aaron Civale	2.1	3	1	1	1	0	0
Boston Red Sox
Alec Gamboa	2.0	4	3	3	1	1	0
Jake Bennett	3.2	3	0	0	1	1	0
Greg Weissert	1.1	0	0	0	2	1	0
Raymond Burgos	2.0	0	0	0	0	3	0

AB: at-bats
R: runs
H: hits
RBI: runs batted in
BB: walks
SO: strikeouts
HR: home runs
IP: innings pitched
ER: earned runs

Scoring Summary

T1
Double Tyrone Taylor doubles (16) on a fly ball to left fielder Roman Anthony. Seiya Suzuki scores. CHC 1, BOS 0
T2
Double Miguel Amaya doubles (11) on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Roman Anthony. Michael Busch scores. Dansby Swanson scores. CHC 3, BOS 0
B3
Forceout Wilyer Abreu grounds into a force out, second baseman Nico Hoerner to shortstop Dansby Swanson. Roman Anthony scores. Adley Rutschman out at 2nd. Throwing error by shortstop Dansby Swanson. CHC 3, BOS 1
B5
Single Adley Rutschman singles on a ground ball to left fielder Tyrone Taylor. Isiah Kiner-Falefa scores. Roman Anthony scores. CHC 3, BOS 3
B7
Double Connor Wong doubles (12) on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Roman Anthony scores. CHC 3, BOS 4

Play-by-Play

All 74 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

T9
Strikeout Seiya Suzuki strikes out swinging. CHC 3, BOS 4
T9
Flyout Pete Crow-Armstrong flies out sharply to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. CHC 3, BOS 4
T9
Strikeout Miguel Amaya strikes out swinging. CHC 3, BOS 4
B8
Groundout Isiah Kiner-Falefa grounds out, third baseman Matt Shaw to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 3, BOS 4
B8
Single Andruw Monasterio singles on a fly ball to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Jarren Duran to 3rd. CHC 3, BOS 4
B8
Walk Jarren Duran walks. CHC 3, BOS 4
B8
Pop Out Nick Sogard pops out to third baseman Matt Shaw in foul territory. CHC 3, BOS 4
B8
Groundout Caleb Durbin grounds out, third baseman Matt Shaw to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 3, BOS 4
T8
Strikeout Dansby Swanson called out on strikes. CHC 3, BOS 4
T8
Groundout Michael Busch grounds out to first baseman Andruw Monasterio. CHC 3, BOS 4
T8
Groundout Matt Shaw grounds out, pitcher Raymond Burgos to first baseman Andruw Monasterio. CHC 3, BOS 4
B7
Groundout Wilyer Abreu grounds out, second baseman Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 3, BOS 4
B7
Groundout Adley Rutschman grounds out, second baseman Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch. Connor Wong to 3rd. CHC 3, BOS 4
B7
Double Connor Wong doubles (12) on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Roman Anthony scores. CHC 3, BOS 4
B7
Triple Roman Anthony triples (3) on a ground ball to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. CHC 3, BOS 3
B7
Flyout Isiah Kiner-Falefa flies out to left fielder Ian Happ. CHC 3, BOS 3
T7
Flyout Nico Hoerner flies out to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. CHC 3, BOS 3
T7
Intent Walk Greg Weissert intentionally walks Ian Happ. CHC 3, BOS 3
T7
Strikeout Alex Bregman challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Alex Bregman called out on strikes. CHC 3, BOS 3
T7
Groundout Seiya Suzuki grounds out, shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa to first baseman Andruw Monasterio. Miguel Amaya to 3rd. Pete Crow-Armstrong to 2nd. CHC 3, BOS 3
T7
Walk Pete Crow-Armstrong walks. Miguel Amaya to 2nd. CHC 3, BOS 3
T7
Hit By Pitch Miguel Amaya hit by pitch. CHC 3, BOS 3
B6
Groundout Andruw Monasterio grounds out, shortstop Dansby Swanson to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 3, BOS 3
B6
Groundout Jarren Duran grounds out, second baseman Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 3, BOS 3
B6
Strikeout Nick Sogard strikes out swinging. CHC 3, BOS 3
T6
Flyout Dansby Swanson flies out to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. CHC 3, BOS 3
T6
Walk Michael Busch walks. CHC 3, BOS 3
T6
Single Matt Shaw singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jarren Duran. CHC 3, BOS 3
T6
Pop Out Nico Hoerner pops out to second baseman Nick Sogard. CHC 3, BOS 3
B5
Groundout Caleb Durbin grounds out, third baseman Matt Shaw to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 3, BOS 3
B5
Flyout Wilyer Abreu flies out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. CHC 3, BOS 3
B5
Single Adley Rutschman singles on a ground ball to left fielder Tyrone Taylor. Isiah Kiner-Falefa scores. Roman Anthony scores. CHC 3, BOS 3
B5
Strikeout Mickey Gasper strikes out swinging. CHC 3, BOS 1
B5
Double Roman Anthony doubles (11) on a fly ball to left fielder Tyrone Taylor. Isiah Kiner-Falefa to 3rd. CHC 3, BOS 1
B5
Single Isiah Kiner-Falefa singles on a ground ball to left fielder Tyrone Taylor. CHC 3, BOS 1
T5
Lineout Tyrone Taylor lines out to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. CHC 3, BOS 1
T5
Flyout Alex Bregman flies out to left fielder Roman Anthony. CHC 3, BOS 1
T5
Strikeout Seiya Suzuki strikes out swinging. CHC 3, BOS 1
T5
Single Pete Crow-Armstrong singles on a ground ball to first baseman Andruw Monasterio. CHC 3, BOS 1
B4
Grounded Into DP Andruw Monasterio grounds into a double play, third baseman Matt Shaw to second baseman Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch. Jarren Duran out at 2nd. Andruw Monasterio out at 1st. CHC 3, BOS 1
B4
Walk Jarren Duran walks. CHC 3, BOS 1
B4
Groundout Nick Sogard grounds out, first baseman Michael Busch to pitcher Clay Holmes. CHC 3, BOS 1
T4
Flyout Miguel Amaya flies out to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. CHC 3, BOS 1
T4
Forceout Dansby Swanson grounds into a force out, third baseman Caleb Durbin to second baseman Nick Sogard. Michael Busch out at 2nd. Dansby Swanson to 1st. CHC 3, BOS 1
T4
Single Michael Busch singles on a line drive to left fielder Roman Anthony. CHC 3, BOS 1
T4
Pop Out Matt Shaw pops out to first baseman Andruw Monasterio. CHC 3, BOS 1
B3
Groundout Caleb Durbin grounds out, shortstop Dansby Swanson to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 3, BOS 1
B3
Forceout Wilyer Abreu grounds into a force out, second baseman Nico Hoerner to shortstop Dansby Swanson. Roman Anthony scores. Adley Rutschman out at 2nd. Throwing error by shortstop Dansby Swanson. CHC 3, BOS 1
B3
Single Adley Rutschman singles on a ground ball to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Roman Anthony to 2nd. CHC 3, BOS 0
B3
Strikeout Mickey Gasper strikes out swinging. CHC 3, BOS 0
B3
Walk Roman Anthony walks. CHC 3, BOS 0
T3
Groundout Nico Hoerner grounds out, third baseman Caleb Durbin to first baseman Andruw Monasterio. CHC 3, BOS 0
T3
Lineout Tyrone Taylor lines out to shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa. CHC 3, BOS 0
T3
Groundout Alex Bregman grounds out, third baseman Caleb Durbin to first baseman Andruw Monasterio. CHC 3, BOS 0
B2
Groundout Isiah Kiner-Falefa grounds out, third baseman Matt Shaw to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 3, BOS 0
B2
Pop Out Andruw Monasterio pops out to shortstop Dansby Swanson on the infield fly rule. CHC 3, BOS 0
B2
Single Jarren Duran singles on a soft ground ball to second baseman Nico Hoerner. Nick Sogard to 2nd. CHC 3, BOS 0
B2
Walk Nick Sogard walks. CHC 3, BOS 0
B2
Flyout Caleb Durbin flies out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. CHC 3, BOS 0
T2
Groundout Seiya Suzuki grounds out, pitcher Alec Gamboa to first baseman Andruw Monasterio. CHC 3, BOS 0
T2
Pop Out Pete Crow-Armstrong pops out to second baseman Nick Sogard. CHC 3, BOS 0
T2
Double Miguel Amaya doubles (11) on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Roman Anthony. Michael Busch scores. Dansby Swanson scores. CHC 3, BOS 0
T2
Fielders Choice Out Dansby Swanson reaches on a fielder's choice out, third baseman Caleb Durbin to catcher Mickey Gasper. Matt Shaw out at home. Michael Busch to 2nd. CHC 1, BOS 0
T2
Single Michael Busch singles on a ground ball to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. Matt Shaw to 3rd. CHC 1, BOS 0
T2
Double Matt Shaw doubles (9) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jarren Duran. CHC 1, BOS 0
B1
Groundout Wilyer Abreu grounds out, second baseman Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 1, BOS 0
B1
Groundout Adley Rutschman grounds out, first baseman Michael Busch to pitcher Clay Holmes. Roman Anthony to 3rd. CHC 1, BOS 0
B1
Strikeout Mickey Gasper challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Mickey Gasper called out on strikes. CHC 1, BOS 0
B1
Double Roman Anthony doubles (10) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. CHC 1, BOS 0
T1
Pop Out Nico Hoerner pops out to shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa. CHC 1, BOS 0
T1
Double Tyrone Taylor doubles (16) on a fly ball to left fielder Roman Anthony. Seiya Suzuki scores. CHC 1, BOS 0
T1
Lineout Alex Bregman lines out to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. CHC 0, BOS 0
T1
Walk Seiya Suzuki walks. CHC 0, BOS 0
T1
Strikeout Pete Crow-Armstrong strikes out swinging. CHC 0, BOS 0

Boston Red Sox vs Chicago Cubs, September 25, 2026 (Game 1)

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Season Comparison

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Line Score

Box Score

Scoring Summary

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