Cubs Welcomed Back To Fenway With 15 Runs By Red Sox
The Red Sox piled on 19 hits and didn't exactly welcome the Cubs back to Fenway Park tonight from a 93 year absence with open arms as they beat the North Siders 15-5.
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The Red Sox piled on 19 hits and didn't exactly welcome the Cubs back to Fenway Park tonight from a 93 year absence with open arms as they beat the North Siders 15-5.
The Chicago Cubs waited more than 90 years to play the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, where they lost 15-5 on Friday.
Not only is 21-year old Starlin Castro the Cubs' most promising player for the future, he can easily be considered the best player on the their roster right now. But through the first 42 games of the season, Castro has hit in five different spots in the lineup.
The last time the Chicago Cubs made a trip to Fenway Park, Cubs hitters were trying to figure out ace pitcher Babe Ruth, and baseball's oldest ballpark was still a new-age novelty.
Tonight we start what is now the annual ritual of baseball known as interleague play. At this point the feeling about these games is roughly the same as going to the annual family outing with relatives who are not particularly liked.
Starting on Friday, the Chicago Cubs and the Boston Red Sox will start a historic series. It'll be the first time the two teams have played each other in Fenway Park since the Red Sox beat the Cubs in the 1918 World Series.
Casey Coleman had a career-high seven strikeouts in 5 2-3 shutout innings Thursday, and the Chicago Cubs completed a two-game series sweep by beating the Florida Marlins 5-1.
Marlon Byrd hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the eighth inning, and the Chicago Cubs broke a three-game losing streak by beating the Florida Marlins 7-5.
The Chicago Cubs have lost three games in a row, and seven of their last 10. It's getting to the point of the season where the Cubs could permanently fade from the NL Central race if hey don't turn things around.
The reliever's throwing error let two runs score that sent the Cincinnati Reds to a 7-5 win over the Chicago Cubs.
