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With a text to Craig Counsell and a 4-for-4 day, Cubs' Alex Bregman shows he's ready to go https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7636875/2026/09/27/alex-bregman-cubs-injury-eye-recovery/ #Sports #Baseball #Cubs

#Cubs left runners on base today in the 1st (1), 4th (2), 5th (1), 7th (2), 8th (2), and 9th (2) innings. #RedSox left runners on base in this game in the 2nd (2), 4th (2), and 6th (1) innings.

Time of the game: 2 hours, 43 minutes before a crowd of 20,411 fans (82% venue capacity) who saw #Cubs beat #RedSox, 6-2 in the series finale.

#RedSox were 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position in this one, left 5 on. #Cubs were 3-for-10 with RISP, left 10 runners on base. #MLB

#Cubs Braxton Garrett earns the win in this one. Finishes the season at 1-1 with a 7.71 ERA. #RedSox Tanner Houck takes the loss, finishes 2026 at 0-1 with a 9.00 ERA.

#RedSox lose. Finish 2026 at… 87–75 (.537) overall (.549 last year) 41–40 (.506) at home (.593) 29–32 (.475) in day games (.590) 12–12 (.500) in September (.542) 2–1 (.667) vs #Cubs (.333) 27–21 (.562) in Interleague (.542) 12–15 (.444) on Sundays (.607) 26–17 (.605) vs lefty starters (.533) #MLB

After 8 innings, #Cubs 3, #RedSox 2 Due next for #Cubs: • Miguel Amaya (pop out, lineout, double) • Tyrone Taylor (strikeout, single, pop out) • Alex Bregman (home run, home run, single, walk)

After 6 innings, #Cubs 3, #RedSox 2 Due next for #Cubs: • Dansby Swanson (groundout, walk) • Miguel Amaya (pop out, lineout) • Tyrone Taylor (strikeout, single)

After 5 innings, #Cubs 3, #RedSox 2 Due next for #Cubs: • Michael Conforto (single, groundout) • Matt Shaw • Pedro Ramírez (groundout, hit by pitch)

BOOM! #RedSox Adley Rutschman cuts #Cubs lead in half with a blast!

Against #Cubs, #RedSox Tanner Houck has made 3 career appearances (1 start) with a 2.08 ERA and 0.808 WHIP.

For #RedSox today it's the return of Tanner Houck to start vs #Cubs. It's Houck's first #MLB game since May 12, 2025. He underwent a hybrid reconstruction of the right elbow on August 18, 2025.

#RedSox and the #Cubs are ready for BOS Game No. 162, their 81st home game of 2026. Overall, BOS is 87-74, CHC is 88-73. #MLB

#RedSox WIN! Sweep #Cubs in today's doubleheader, the final Sox home games of the regular season. Outstanding work for Brayan Bello (4.0 shutout inning) and rookie Jedixson Páez, who earns the win with 5.0 shutout innings. Game 162 will be played at #Rays Tropicana Field on Sunday at 3:05 ET.

Fastest pitch thrown today by any pitcher of the game was a 96.3 MPH 4-seam fastball from #RedSox Greg Weissert to #Cubs Nico Hoerner for a ball.

At the plate: #Cubs Alex Bregman earned a 3rd-career All-Star nod last season while playing with #RedSox. Was 118-for-433 (.273) in 114 games for the Sox in 2025, with 18 home runs and 62 RBI. Has slashed .262 AVG/.352 OBP/.452 SLG this year with 26 home runs and 89 RBI for CHC.

1-pitch out for #RedSox Greg Weissert. He gets the pop out on #Cubs Dansby Swanson to complete a shutdown inning. Due next for #RedSox: • Nick Sogard (walk, groundout) • Jarren Duran (single, walk) • Andruw Monasterio (pop out, grounded into dp)

What an at-bat for #Cubs Pete Crow-Armstrong. 12 pitches ends in a leadoff single on a ground ball as he beats #RedSox Jake Bennett to the bag.

Good start to this one for #RedSox Roman Anthony, who belts a leadoff double into the wind vs #Cubs starter Clay Holmes. 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗟𝗢𝗢𝗞: 282nd BOS double of the season, 2nd-most in #MLB right now after #Royals (285).

In Game 1 today for #RedSox it's rookie Alec Gamboa to open vs #Cubs. 1-0 (1.000) with a 1.16 ERA and 1.065 WHIP in 20 games (2 starts) in 2026. Will be his first career appearance vs this team.