MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT CHICAGO CUBS
06/21/2020
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 1739 - SUNDAY, JUNE 21ST, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (37-40) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 6 9 0
Chicago Cubs (39-39) 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 X 7 9 0
Cubs Prevail, 7-6, Over Boston
The Boston Red Sox got a superb performance from pitcher Martin Perez, but the Chicago Cubs still won the game, 7-6. Perez came in in relief and pitched to 18 batters . With the win, Chicago upped its record to 39-39.

In the bottom of the first, Willson Contreras hit a bases-clearing double. The 9th double of the season for the Chicago catcher put the Cubs on top, 3-0.

"We can always improve and get better, but we're feeling confident after that win," said Contreras.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Peraza 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .267 4 24
R. Devers 3B 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 .268 11 36
A. Verdugo RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .362 7 33
X. Bogaerts SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .287 11 59
A. Benintendi LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .293 4 22
   a-B. Dalbec PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .176 0 0
   b-J. Martinez LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .283 13 43
M. Moreland 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .218 6 22
K. Pillar CF 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .285 4 32
K. Plawecki C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .237 0 2
W. Chen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   M. Perez P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   J. Gustave P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-M. Chavis PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .221 10 24
   R. Brasier P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-C. Vazquez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .231 6 23
Totals 36 6 9 6 1 10 10      
a - B. Dalbec pinch ran for A. Benintendi in the 5th
b - J. Martinez substituted for B. Dalbec in the 5th
c - M. Chavis pinch hit for J. Gustave in the 8th
d - C. Vazquez pinch hit for R. Brasier in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Benintendi (18, 5th Inning off Z. Grotz, 0 on, 0 outs) R. Devers (21, 8th Inning off B. Morrow, 2 on, 1 out) J. Peraza (10, 4th Inning off Z. Grotz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Pillar (4, 5th Inning off T. Megill, 1 on, 1 out) A. Verdugo (7, 8th Inning off B. Morrow, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Benintendi 2 , R. Devers 2 , J. Peraza 3 , K. Pillar 5 , X. Bogaerts , A. Verdugo 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: X. Bogaerts
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Bogaerts-Peraza-Moreland, Devers-Peraza-Moreland)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Happ 2B, RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .268 9 35
A. Rizzo 1B 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .292 17 54
K. Bryant 3B 1 2 1 0 3 0 0 .244 9 41
J. Baez SS 4 0 1 2 0 0 4 .262 14 48
K. Schwarber LF 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .239 18 41
W. Contreras C 4 1 1 3 0 0 4 .248 5 19
N. Markakis RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .225 0 1
   c-H. Perez RF, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191 1 7
J. Heyward CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .213 2 20
Y. Darvish P 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .133 0 4
   Z. Grotz P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   T. Megill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Bote PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324 0 4
   B. Morrow P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Jeffress P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. Joyce PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344 1 5
   C. Kimbrel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 7 9 7 5 6 11      
a - D. Bote pinch hit for T. Megill in the 6th
b - M. Joyce pinch hit for J. Jeffress in the 8th
c - H. Perez substituted for N. Markakis in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Contreras (9, 1st Inning off W. Chen, 3 on, 2 outs) J. Baez (21, 7th Inning off J. Gustave, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: A. Rizzo (3, 7th Inning off J. Gustave, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Schwarber 3 , Y. Darvish , K. Bryant , W. Contreras 2 , J. Baez 2 , J. Heyward , A. Rizzo 3
2-out RBI: Y. Darvish , W. Contreras
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Happ , W. Contreras 2
GIDP: W. Contreras , J. Baez
Team LOB: 5
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
W. Chen L (3-5) 0.2 4 5 5 3 0 0 39 19 4.96   
M. Perez 5.1 3 0 0 1 6 0 74 46 3.34   
J. Gustave 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 0 18 15 6.06   
R. Brasier 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 8 2.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Chen 13
Batters Faced: W. Chen 9, M. Perez 18, J. Gustave 6, R. Brasier 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Chen 1-1, M. Perez 4-4, J. Gustave 2-1, R. Brasier 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Chen 39-19, M. Perez 74-46, J. Gustave 18-15, R. Brasier 10-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Perez 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
Y. Darvish 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 21 15 3.44   
Z. Grotz W (2-0) 2.1 2 1 1 0 2 0 33 21 1.59   
T. Megill 1.2 2 1 1 0 2 1 19 13 1.80   
B. Morrow H (9) 1.1 3 4 4 1 1 1 29 20 6.25   
J. Jeffress H (7) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 8 4.36   
C. Kimbrel SV (14) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 10 3.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Darvish 55
Batters Faced: Y. Darvish 6, Z. Grotz 9, T. Megill 7, B. Morrow 8, J. Jeffress 3, C. Kimbrel 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Darvish 2-1, Z. Grotz 2-3, T. Megill 0-3, B. Morrow 2-1, J. Jeffress 0-1, C. Kimbrel 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Darvish 21-15, Z. Grotz 33-21, T. Megill 19-13, B. Morrow 29-20, J. Jeffress 14-8, C. Kimbrel 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Megill 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Martin Perez
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 40678
Special Notes: SP Yu Darvish was injured while pitching. LF Andrew Benintendi was injured while running the bases. RF Nick Markakis was injured on a defensive play.
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