Boston Red Sox vs Chicago Cubs, September 25, 2026 (Game 2)

CubsCHC
0-2
Final
Red SoxBOS

September 25, 2026, 5:35 PM ET | Fenway Park

Last 5 Form

Chicago Cubs

1-4

Last 5
L 2-8
vs MIA
L 2-3
vs MIA
W 2-1
vs MIA
L 3-4
@ BOS
L 0-2
@ BOS

Boston Red Sox

3-2

Last 5
L 2-3
vs CLE
W 1-0
vs CLE
L 0-1
vs CLE
W 4-3
vs CHC
W 2-0
vs CHC

Starting Pitchers

Chicago Cubs

David Peterson headshot
David Peterson
Recorded starter

Boston Red Sox

Brayan Bello headshot
Brayan Bello
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Sep 25, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Chicago Cubs88-73.547#2#213.5
Boston Red Sox87-74.540#3#210.5
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Chicago CubsBoston Red Sox
.767
OPS
.717
220
HR
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 headshot
Seiya Suzuki

7 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Michael Busch headshot
Michael Busch

7 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI

Ian Happ headshot
Ian Happ

3 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI

Pitchers

David Peterson headshot
David Peterson

5.0 IP, 6 SO, 0.00 ERA

Matthew Boyd headshot
Matthew Boyd

7.0 IP, 3 SO, 1.29 ERA

Shota Imanaga headshot
Shota Imanaga

5.0 IP, 7 SO, 1.80 ERA

Boston Red Sox

Hitters

Adley Rutschman headshot
Adley Rutschman

6 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI

Roman Anthony headshot
Roman Anthony

5 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI

Wilyer Abreu headshot
Wilyer Abreu

4 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Jedixson Paez headshot
Jedixson Paez

5.0 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA

Raymond Burgos headshot
Raymond Burgos

4.0 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Sonny Gray headshot
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.

David Peterson headshot
David Peterson
Chicago Cubs, MLBDB pick
Jedixson Paez headshot
Jedixson Paez
Boston Red Sox, MLBDB pick
Brayan Bello headshot
Brayan Bello
Boston Red Sox, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Boston Red Sox 2, Chicago Cubs 0: CHC 7 hits, BOS 4 hits; CHC 0 errors, BOS 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
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Chicago Cubs000000000070
Boston Red Sox00000002x240

Box Score

Batting

3 players led Chicago Cubs with 2 hits each.

Chicago Cubs batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF4000010
Seiya SuzukiRF3020110
Michael Busch1B4020020
Michael ConfortoDH4000000
Ian HappLF4000010
Nico HoernerSS4020000
Pedro Ramírez2B3000010
Carson KellyC3000010
Matt Shaw3B3010000
Totals32070170

4 players led Boston Red Sox with 1 hit each.

Boston Red Sox batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Roman AnthonyRF3010120
Jahmai JonesLF3100120
Wilyer AbreuDH4012020
Trevor StorySS3000130
Nick Sogard1B4010000
Andruw Monasterio3B3000000
Jarren DuranCF3000010
Isiah Kiner-Falefa2B1110200
Connor WongC3000000
Totals272425100

Pitching

David Peterson went 5.0 innings for Chicago Cubs (6 SO, 0 ER); Jedixson Paez went 5.0 innings for Boston Red Sox (5 SO, 0 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Chicago Cubs
David Peterson5.0300260
Javier Assad2.1011130
Ryan Rolison0.1111110
Gavin Hollowell0.1000100
Boston Red Sox
Brayan Bello4.0400120
Jedixson Paez5.0300050
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

  • B8

    Double Wilyer Abreu doubles (38) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Isiah Kiner-Falefa scores. Jahmai Jones scores. CHC 0, BOS 2

Play-by-Play

All 65 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • T9

    Groundout Nico Hoerner grounds out, third baseman Andruw Monasterio to first baseman Nick Sogard. CHC 0, BOS 2

  • T9

    Strikeout Ian Happ called out on strikes. CHC 0, BOS 2

  • T9

    Pop Out Michael Conforto pops out to shortstop Trevor Story. CHC 0, BOS 2

  • B8

    Groundout Nick Sogard grounds out, second baseman Pedro Ramírez to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 0, BOS 2

  • B8

    Walk Trevor Story walks. CHC 0, BOS 2

  • B8

    Double Wilyer Abreu doubles (38) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Isiah Kiner-Falefa scores. Jahmai Jones scores. CHC 0, BOS 2

  • B8

    Walk Jahmai Jones walks. Isiah Kiner-Falefa to 2nd. CHC 0, BOS 0

  • B8

    Strikeout Roman Anthony challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Roman Anthony called out on strikes. CHC 0, BOS 0

  • B8

    Flyout Cubs challenged (touching a base), call on the field was upheld: Connor Wong flies out to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. CHC 0, BOS 0

  • B8

    Walk Isiah Kiner-Falefa walks. CHC 0, BOS 0

  • T8

    Strikeout Michael Busch strikes out swinging. CHC 0, BOS 0

  • T8

    Single Seiya Suzuki singles on a ground ball to left fielder Jahmai Jones, deflected by shortstop Trevor Story. CHC 0, BOS 0

  • T8

    Groundout Pete Crow-Armstrong grounds out, second baseman Isiah Kiner-Falefa to first baseman Nick Sogard. CHC 0, BOS 0

  • T8

    Groundout Matt Shaw grounds out, third baseman Andruw Monasterio to first baseman Nick Sogard. CHC 0, BOS 0

  • B7

    Groundout Jarren Duran grounds out, second baseman Pedro Ramírez to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 0, BOS 0

  • B7

    Pop Out Andruw Monasterio pops out to first baseman Michael Busch in foul territory. CHC 0, BOS 0

  • B7

    Flyout Nick Sogard flies out to left fielder Ian Happ. CHC 0, BOS 0

  • T7

    Strikeout Carson Kelly strikes out swinging. CHC 0, BOS 0

  • T7

    Strikeout Pedro Ramírez strikes out swinging. CHC 0, BOS 0

  • T7

    Lineout Nico Hoerner lines out to center fielder Jarren Duran. CHC 0, BOS 0

  • B6

    Strikeout Trevor Story strikes out on a foul tip. CHC 0, BOS 0

  • B6

    Strikeout Wilyer Abreu strikes out swinging. CHC 0, BOS 0

  • B6

    Strikeout Jahmai Jones strikes out swinging. CHC 0, BOS 0

  • T6

    Groundout Ian Happ grounds out, second baseman Isiah Kiner-Falefa to first baseman Nick Sogard. CHC 0, BOS 0

  • T6

    Flyout Michael Conforto flies out to right fielder Roman Anthony. CHC 0, BOS 0

  • T6

    Strikeout Michael Busch called out on strikes. CHC 0, BOS 0

  • T6

    Single Seiya Suzuki singles on a line drive to center fielder Jarren Duran. CHC 0, BOS 0

  • B5

    Strikeout Roman Anthony strikes out swinging. CHC 0, BOS 0

  • B5

    Grounded Into DP Connor Wong grounds into a double play, shortstop Nico Hoerner to second baseman Pedro Ramírez to first baseman Michael Busch. Isiah Kiner-Falefa out at 2nd. Connor Wong out at 1st. CHC 0, BOS 0

  • B5

    Walk Isiah Kiner-Falefa walks. CHC 0, BOS 0

  • T5

    Groundout Pete Crow-Armstrong grounds out to first baseman Nick Sogard. CHC 0, BOS 0

  • T5

    Single Matt Shaw singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jarren Duran. Nico Hoerner to 3rd. CHC 0, BOS 0

  • T5

    Flyout Carson Kelly flies out to right fielder Roman Anthony. CHC 0, BOS 0

  • T5

    Flyout Pedro Ramírez flies out to right fielder Roman Anthony. CHC 0, BOS 0

  • T5

    Single Nico Hoerner singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Jahmai Jones. CHC 0, BOS 0

  • B4

    Pop Out Jarren Duran pops out to third baseman Matt Shaw in foul territory. CHC 0, BOS 0

  • B4

    Groundout Andruw Monasterio grounds out, third baseman Matt Shaw to first baseman Michael Busch. Nick Sogard to 3rd. CHC 0, BOS 0

  • B4

    Single Nick Sogard singles on a ground ball to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. CHC 0, BOS 0

  • B4

    Strikeout Trevor Story strikes out swinging. CHC 0, BOS 0

  • T4

    Groundout Ian Happ grounds out, shortstop Trevor Story to first baseman Nick Sogard. CHC 0, BOS 0

  • T4

    Grounded Into DP Michael Conforto grounds into a double play, first baseman Nick Sogard to shortstop Trevor Story. Michael Busch out at 2nd. Michael Conforto out at 1st. CHC 0, BOS 0

  • T4

    Single Michael Busch singles on a ground ball to right fielder Roman Anthony. CHC 0, BOS 0

  • B3

    Groundout Wilyer Abreu grounds out, second baseman Pedro Ramírez to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 0, BOS 0

  • B3

    Strikeout Jahmai Jones strikes out on a foul tip. CHC 0, BOS 0

  • B3

    Single Roman Anthony singles on a line drive to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Isiah Kiner-Falefa to 3rd. CHC 0, BOS 0

  • B3

    Flyout Connor Wong flies out to left fielder Ian Happ. CHC 0, BOS 0

  • B3

    Single Isiah Kiner-Falefa singles on a line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. CHC 0, BOS 0

  • T3

    Strikeout Seiya Suzuki called out on strikes. CHC 0, BOS 0

  • T3

    Pop Out Pete Crow-Armstrong pops out to catcher Connor Wong in foul territory. CHC 0, BOS 0

  • T3

    Flyout Matt Shaw flies out to center fielder Jarren Duran. CHC 0, BOS 0

  • B2

    Strikeout Jarren Duran strikes out swinging. CHC 0, BOS 0

  • B2

    Flyout Andruw Monasterio flies out to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. CHC 0, BOS 0

  • B2

    Pop Out Nick Sogard pops out to second baseman Pedro Ramírez. CHC 0, BOS 0

  • T2

    Pop Out Carson Kelly pops out to catcher Connor Wong. CHC 0, BOS 0

  • T2

    Grounded Into DP Pedro Ramírez grounds into a double play, second baseman Isiah Kiner-Falefa to shortstop Trevor Story to first baseman Nick Sogard. Nico Hoerner out at 2nd. Pedro Ramírez out at 1st. CHC 0, BOS 0

  • T2

    Single Nico Hoerner singles on a line drive to left fielder Jahmai Jones. CHC 0, BOS 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Trevor Story strikes out swinging. CHC 0, BOS 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Wilyer Abreu called out on strikes. CHC 0, BOS 0

  • B1

    Flyout Jahmai Jones flies out to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. CHC 0, BOS 0

  • B1

    Walk Roman Anthony walks. CHC 0, BOS 0

  • T1

    Pop Out Ian Happ pops out to shortstop Trevor Story. CHC 0, BOS 0

  • T1

    Flyout Michael Conforto flies out to right fielder Roman Anthony. CHC 0, BOS 0

  • T1

    Single Michael Busch singles on a fly ball to left fielder Jahmai Jones. Seiya Suzuki to 2nd. 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