Boston Red Sox vs Chicago Cubs
September 27, 2026 • 3:05 PM • Tropicana Field
Status
Final
Boston Red Sox
BOS
2
Chicago Cubs
CHC
6
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Standings Snapshot
Full standingsBoston Red Sox
87-75 (.537)
Div
#3
WC
#2
GB
11.0
Chicago Cubs
89-73 (.549)
Div
#2
WC
#2
GB
14.0
Season Comparison
2026| Stat | Boston Red Sox | Chicago Cubs |
|---|---|---|
| OPS | .716 | .767 |
| HR | 163 | 220 |
| Runs | 689 | 850 |
| ERA | 3.54 | 4.12 |
| WHIP | 1.23 | 1.26 |
| Strikeouts | 1398 | 1260 |
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Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 0 |
| Boston Red Sox | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
Box Score
Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Pete Crow-Armstrong (CF) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Taylor (CF) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Bregman (DH) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Michael Busch (1B) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabriel Arias (1B) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Happ (LF) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Michael Conforto (RF) | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nico Hoerner (2B) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Shaw (3B) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pedro Ramírez (2B) | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dansby Swanson (SS) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Miguel Amaya (C) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shota Imanaga (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Braxton Garrett (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jacob Webb (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Colin Rea (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||
| Roman Anthony (LF) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jarren Duran (LF) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adley Rutschman (C) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Connor Wong (C) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willson Contreras (DH) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jahmai Jones (DH) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilyer Abreu (RF) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ceddanne Rafaela (CF) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nate Eaton (CF) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Sogard (2B) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Durbin (3B) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Story (SS) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andruw Monasterio (1B) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tanner Houck (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wyatt Olds (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrick Sandoval (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jovani Morán (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Shota Imanaga | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Braxton Garrett | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Jacob Webb | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Colin Rea | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||
| Tanner Houck | 3.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wyatt Olds | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Sandoval | 4.2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Jovani Morán | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
top 1 • Home Run • 0-2
Alex Bregman homers (27) on a fly ball to left center field. Tyrone Taylor scores.
bottom 1 • Home Run • 1-2
Adley Rutschman homers (13) on a fly ball to left field.
bottom 2 • Forceout • 2-2
Andruw Monasterio grounds into a force out, shortstop Dansby Swanson to second baseman Nico Hoerner. Nick Sogard scores. Caleb Durbin to 3rd. Trevor Story out at 2nd. Andruw Monasterio to 1st.
top 3 • Home Run • 2-3
Alex Bregman homers (28) on a fly ball to left field.
top 9 • Double • 2-4
Alex Bregman doubles (33) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Nate Eaton. Miguel Amaya scores. Tyrone Taylor to 3rd.
top 9 • Sac Fly • 2-5
Gabriel Arias out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Jarren Duran. Tyrone Taylor scores.
top 9 • Double • 2-6
Michael Conforto doubles (17) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. Alex Bregman scores.
Play-by-Play
Official contentbottom 9 • Flyout • 2-6
Caleb Durbin flies out to right fielder Michael Conforto.
bottom 9 • Groundout • 2-6
Nick Sogard grounds out, second baseman Pedro Ramírez to first baseman Gabriel Arias.
bottom 9 • Strikeout • 2-6
Nate Eaton strikes out swinging.
top 9 • Single • 2-6
Pedro Ramírez singles on a ground ball to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. Michael Conforto out at home on the throw, right fielder Wilyer Abreu to catcher Connor Wong. Matt Shaw to 2nd.
top 9 • Walk • 2-6
Matt Shaw walks.
top 9 • Double • 2-6
Michael Conforto doubles (17) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. Alex Bregman scores.
top 9 • Strikeout • 2-5
Ian Happ strikes out swinging.
top 9 • Sac Fly • 2-5
Gabriel Arias out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Jarren Duran. Tyrone Taylor scores.
top 9 • Double • 2-4
Alex Bregman doubles (33) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Nate Eaton. Miguel Amaya scores. Tyrone Taylor to 3rd.
top 9 • Single • 2-3
Tyrone Taylor singles on a fly ball to left fielder Jarren Duran. Miguel Amaya to 3rd.
top 9 • Single • 2-3
Miguel Amaya singles on a line drive to left fielder Jarren Duran.
bottom 8 • Groundout • 2-3
Wilyer Abreu grounds out, shortstop Dansby Swanson to first baseman Gabriel Arias.
bottom 8 • Pop Out • 2-3
Jahmai Jones pops out to shortstop Dansby Swanson.
bottom 8 • Groundout • 2-3
Connor Wong grounds out, shortstop Dansby Swanson to first baseman Gabriel Arias.
top 8 • Strikeout • 2-3
Dansby Swanson called out on strikes.
top 8 • Single • 2-3
Pedro Ramírez singles on a ground ball to second baseman Nick Sogard. Michael Conforto to 2nd.
top 8 • Flyout • 2-3
Matt Shaw flies out to right fielder Wilyer Abreu in foul territory.
top 8 • Field Error • 2-3
Michael Conforto reaches on a missed catch error by pitcher Patrick Sandoval, assist to first baseman Andruw Monasterio.
top 8 • Strikeout • 2-3
Ian Happ strikes out swinging.
bottom 7 • Pop Out • 2-3
Jarren Duran pops out to shortstop Dansby Swanson.
bottom 7 • Strikeout • 2-3
Andruw Monasterio strikes out swinging.
bottom 7 • Groundout • 2-3
Trevor Story grounds out, second baseman Pedro Ramírez to first baseman Gabriel Arias.
top 7 • Groundout • 2-3
Gabriel Arias grounds out to first baseman Andruw Monasterio.
top 7 • Walk • 2-3
Alex Bregman walks.
top 7 • Pop Out • 2-3
Tyrone Taylor pops out to shortstop Trevor Story.
top 7 • Double • 2-3
Miguel Amaya doubles (12) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Nate Eaton.
top 7 • Strikeout • 2-3
Dansby Swanson strikes out swinging.
bottom 6 • Grounded Into DP • 2-3
Caleb Durbin grounds into a double play, shortstop Dansby Swanson to second baseman Pedro Ramírez to first baseman Michael Busch. Nate Eaton out at 2nd. Caleb Durbin out at 1st.
bottom 6 • Lineout • 2-3
Nick Sogard lines out sharply to center fielder Tyrone Taylor.
bottom 6 • Single • 2-3
Nate Eaton singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Wilyer Abreu to 2nd.