Share this: A series of blunders hurt the Boston Red Sox as they fell to the Chicago Cubs 7-4 on Saturday afternoon at Fenway Park. Boston held a 4-3 lead heading into the seventh inning, but Chicago would capitalize on two Red Sox errors to score three runs in the frame. Home runs were a theme in Saturday’s contest, as the two clubs combined for five long balls. Hanley Ramirez and Andrew Benintendi went deep for the Sox, while Anthony Rizzo, Miguel Montero and Ben Zobrist rounded the bases for the Cubs. With the loss, Boston falls to 12-11 while Chicago improves to 12-11. Here’s how it all went down. GAME IN A WORDSloppy. The Red Sox were in good shape, and then came in the seventh inning.
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There Is Plenty Of Excitement Surrounding The Red Sox Vs. Cubs Series
Share this: The Boston Red Sox begin a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs on Friday night and there is plenty to get excited about. The Red Sox and the Cubs are linked in more way than one. Former Red Sox GM Theo Epstein will make his return to Fenway Park as well as former pitchers Jon Lester and John Lackey, all three of whom are now Cubs. The players are just as excited as the fans according to Red Sox outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. and Cubs pitcher Jon Lester. To hear from Bradley and Lester check out the video above from “Red Sox First Pitch,” presented by Men’s Wearhouse. Thumbnail photo from David Kohl/USA TODAY Sports Images More Stories Source link
This Ball Sticking To Yadier Molina’s Chest Is Almost Too Weird To Believe
It took less than a week for Major League Baseball to provide its first wacky play of the season. In the seventh inning of the St. Louis Cardinals’ matchup with the Chicago Cubs, Cardinals pitcher Brett Cecil spiked a curveball in the dirt that catcher Yadier Molina blocked with his chest protector. Cubs hitter Matt Szczur swung and missed for strike three and took off for first base. Molina searched frantically for the baseball, only to make a shocking discovery: The ball was stuck to his chest. Molina’s chest protector essentially is flat, so there’s no way the ball got wedged in anywhere. That pretty much leaves one explana... NESN.com
Red Sox Prospect Sam Travis Used Kyle Schwarber As Resource In Injury Rehab
Share this: Sam Travis’ knee injury ended his 2016 season, but he’s got his sights set high for 2017. The Boston Red Sox first base prospect was having a fine 2016 when a torn ACL stopped him right in his tracks in late May. The injury ended his season, but he didn’t go through the rehab process alone. Travis recently said he was able to lean on Chicago Cubs outfielder Kyle Schwarber as a resource during the rehab process. Schwarber suffered a knee injury of his own early in the 2016 season only to return for the World Series. He proceeded to hit .412 with a double, two RBI and three walks in the Fall Classic, helping the Cubs win their first title
Cubs, Simone Biles Among SI’s 2016 Sportsperson Of The Year Contenders
Share this: It’s been one heck of a year in sports, to say the least. We had the 2016 Summer Olympics, the Chicago Cubs winning the World Series for the first time since 1908, Cleveland finally winning a title again thanks to the Cavaliers, Peyton Manning riding off into the sunset with a Super Bowl title and much, much more. So it must have been a pretty difficult task for Sports Illustrated to come up with just 12 contenders for its annual Sportsperson of the Year award, which was given to women’s tennis star Serena Williams in 2015. Five athletes who starred in the 2016 Rio Olympics are contenders, including Michael Phelps (men’s swimming), Katie Ledecky (women’s swimming), Simone Biles (women’s gymnastics), Usain Bolt (track
MLB Award Finalists: Red Sox Represented By Rick Porcello, Mookie Betts
Share this: The postseason didn’t go the Boston Red Sox’s way, but they might not end the season trophy-less thanks to the 2016 Baseball Writers’ Association of America award finalists. Right-hander Rick Porcello had a tremendous bounce-back season, and he was named one of the three finalists for American League Cy Young as a result. He led baseball with 22 wins, and he also posted a 3.15 ERA with 189 strikeouts over 223 innings. Now-retired slugger David Ortiz didn’t make the cut for AL MVP, but right fielder Mookie Betts did. Betts batted .318 with 31 home runs, 113 RBIs and 214 hits. Here’s the complete list of finalists. MOST VALUABLE PLAYERAmerican LeagueJose Altuve, Houston AstrosMookie Betts, Red SoxMike Trout, Los Angeles Angels National LeagueKris Bryant,
Donald Trump Said In March Cubs Owners Were Doing ‘A Rotten Job’ With Team
Share this: Republican nominee for president Donald Trump didn’t draw the support of the Ricketts family, a major GOP donor and owners of the Chicago Cubs, during the primary campaign. He didn’t seem to pleased with it, either, and decided to blast the Ricketts on Twitter back in February. I hear the Rickets family, who own the Chicago Cubs, are secretly spending $'s against me. They better be careful, they have a lot to hide! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 22, 2016 Trump was asked about these comments when he met with the Washington Post editorial board in March. In his response, he criticized the Ricketts’ ownership of the Cubs, which began in 2009. “Well, it means that I’ll start spending on them. I’ll start taking ads telling