Red Sox Walk Off Cubs 5-4 Sunday Night [VIDEO]
Tyler O'Neill's RBI single in the 9th inning scored Jarren Duran and the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago Cubs 5-4 at Fenway Park. The win was Alex Cora's 456th career win as the Red Sox manager, giving him sole possession of 5th most wins on the franchise's all-time managerial wins list!
Tanner Houck retired 20 of the 25 batters he faced, pitching 6.2 innings. He allowed 4 hits and a run, striking out 9. He had a no-decision as Chris Martin allowed Chicago to tie the game, allowing a 3-run homer to Mike Tauchman in the 8th inning. Kenley Jansen retired the Cubs in order in the 9th and picked up the win and is now 1-0.
Jarren Duran hit a 2-run triple in the 6th innings, and was 1-4.
Rafael Devers was 2-3, reaching base 5 times on the night. He walked twice and reached on an error.
Connor Wong was 2-4, driving in 2 runs, with singles in the 1st and 3rd innings.
Masataka Yoshida left the game after jamming his hand swinging the bat. He was replaced by Rob Resnyder.
The Red Sox are expected to have Vaughn Grissom join the team on Tuesday. He's been out all season with a left hamstring injury. He will play 2nd base.
The Red Sox are off on Monday. They open a 3-game series with the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night, with the pregame starting at 6:10 p.m. and 1st pitch at 7:10 p.m. on AM 1370 WDEA.