sad news; Tyler O’Neill’s single lifts Boston Red Sox today past Chicago Cubs 5-4
BOSTON (AP) — Tyler O’Neill hit a game-ending bloop single to give the Boston Red Sox a 5-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday night.
Jarren Duran hit a two-run triple and Connor Wong drove in two runs with a pair of two-out singles, helping Boston to the win in the rubber game of weekend set. The Red Sox beat the Cubs 17-0 on Saturday.
Chicago trailed 4-1 before Mike Tauchman hit a tying three-run homer against Chris Martin in the eighth inning. Matt Mervis hit an RBI single in the seventh for the Cubs’ first run of the game.
A sizable contingent of Cubs supporters who traveled to Fenway Park were unable to fly their “W” flags, a custom following victories at Wrigley Field, for the second day in a row.
Duran walked Mark Leiter Jr. to begin the ninth inning (0-1). On Rafael Devers’ single, he raced to third place.
Then, O’Neill sailed a short fly to left field. Dansby Swanson, the shortstop, attempted a sliding catch when the entire infield was in play, but the ball slid off his glove and fell into the outfield grass.
In reference to his first walk-off hit with the Red Sox, O’Neill said, “It was awesome, you could feel the crowd buzzing out there.” I was aware that the infield was in. I was attempting to lift everything that was raised and give it a solid swing. This time, it fell inside.
Tanner Houck, a right-hander for the Red Sox, struck out nine in six and a third innings. Four hits and one run were applied to him.able to apply a tag. I was merely attempting to avoid (the base) as much as I could in the hopes of scoring.
“It’s hard to tell, but with Duran’s running ability, even if he catches it, he might score.” Regarding the last play, Chicago manager Craig Counsell stated.
Kenley Jansen (1-0) won with a work of the ninth.
In the sixth, Duran’s triple into the center-field triangle made it 4-0.
When Duran hit the winning single, he claimed, “I had happy feet at third base.” “I said, ‘Tag, no tag.'” No tag, no tag. I simply have to abstain since I most likely wasn’t
