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07/18 16:03 CDT Seiya Suzuki homers as the Chicago Cubs cool off the Boston Red
Sox with a 4-1 win
Seiya Suzuki homers as the Chicago Cubs cool off the Boston Red Sox with a 4-1
win
By JAY COHEN
AP Baseball Writer
CHICAGO (AP) --- Seiya Suzuki hit a three-run homer, and the Chicago Cubs
stopped Boston's 10-game win streak with a 4-1 victory over the Red Sox on
Friday.
Colin Rea pitched five effective innings for Chicago in the majors' first game
after the All-Star break. Working around a season-high four walks, the
right-hander allowed one run and four hits in his fourth consecutive win.
Boston had won 12 of 13 to surge into contention in the rugged AL East. But
Lucas Giolito got off to shaky start and the Red Sox left eight runners on base
in the opener of a challenging six-game trip.
Pitching for the first time since July 9, Giolito (6-2) walked his first two
batters of the game. Suzuki then drove a four-seam fastball deep to center for
his 26th homer, delighting the crowd of 41,011 on a picturesque afternoon at
Wrigley Field.
Nico Hoerner tacked on an RBI single for the NL Central leaders in the sixth.
Giolito was charged with four runs and five hits in 5 1/3 innings in his first
loss since May 6. The right-hander went 5-0 with a sparkling 0.70 ERA in his
previous six starts.
Boston scored its only run on Roman Anthony's two-out RBI double in the third.
Anthony's hit put runners on second and third, but Rea (8-3) escaped the jam by
striking out Carlos Narvez.
Brad Keller pitched a perfect eighth for Chicago before Daniel Palencia handled
the ninth for his 13th save in 14 opportunities.
Key moment Boston had a chance to rally in the fifth, but Abraham Toro committed a costly mistake. With two runners on and no outs, Toro was doubled off second on Alex Bregman's liner to center.
Key stat The Cubs improved to 40-7 when they score first.
Up next Brayan Bello (6-3, 3.14 ERA) pitches for Boston on Saturday, and left-hander Shota Imanaga (6-3, 2.65) takes the mound for Chicago. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb
Key moment Boston had a chance to rally in the fifth, but Abraham Toro committed a costly mistake. With two runners on and no outs, Toro was doubled off second on Alex Bregman's liner to center.
Key stat The Cubs improved to 40-7 when they score first.
Up next Brayan Bello (6-3, 3.14 ERA) pitches for Boston on Saturday, and left-hander Shota Imanaga (6-3, 2.65) takes the mound for Chicago. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb
