{"id":862363,"date":"2026-09-27T10:54:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T10:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/862363\/"},"modified":"2026-09-27T10:54:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T10:54:10","slug":"red-sox-try-to-sweep-3-game-series-against-the-cubs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/862363\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox try to sweep 3-game series against the Cubs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chicago Cubs<\/a> (88-73, second in the NL Central) vs. Boston Red Sox<\/a> (87-74, third in the AL East)<\/p>\n

St. Petersburg, Florida; Sunday, 3:05 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: No starters named<\/p>\n

LINE: Cubs -128, Red Sox +104; over\/under is 7 1\/2 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox will look to sweep a three-game series with a victory against the Chicago Cubs.<\/p>\n

Boston has an 87-74 record overall and a 41-39 record in home games. The Red Sox have the third-best team ERA in the majors at 3.52.<\/p>\n

Chicago has an 88-73 record overall and a 42-38 record in road games. Cubs hitters have a collective .427 slugging percentage to lead the majors.<\/p>\n

Sunday’s game is the third meeting between these teams this season.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Wilyer Abreu<\/a> has 38 doubles, four triples and 24 home runs while hitting .249 for the Red Sox. Trevor Story<\/a> is 9 for 35 with two home runs over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Pete Crow-Armstrong<\/a> has 45 home runs, 83 walks and 107 RBI while hitting .278 for the Cubs. Seiya Suzuki<\/a> is 12 for 41 with a double, two home runs and five RBI over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 5-5, .208 batting average, 2.48 ERA, outscored by four runs<\/p>\n

Cubs: 4-6, .238 batting average, 3.40 ERA, outscored opponents by one run<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Red Sox: Justin Slaten: 15-Day IL (elbow), Mickey Gasper<\/a>: day-to-day (biceps), Willson Contreras<\/a>: day-to-day (hand), Eli White<\/a>: 10-Day IL (foot), Johan Oviedo<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Masataka Yoshida<\/a>: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Garrett Crochet<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Zack Kelly<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Anthony Seigler<\/a>: 10-Day IL (wrist), Curtis Mead<\/a>: 10-Day IL (hand), Eduardo Rivera<\/a>: 60-Day IL (back), Kutter Crawford<\/a>: 60-Day IL (wrist), Triston Casas<\/a>: 60-Day IL (knee), Tanner Houck<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n

Cubs: Kevin Gausman<\/a>: day-to-day (shoulder), Justin Steele<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Phil Maton<\/a>: 60-Day IL (knee), Shelby Miller<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ben Brown<\/a>: 60-Day IL (neck), Christopher Austin: 60-Day IL (knee), Hunter Harvey<\/a>: 60-Day IL (tricep), Trent Thornton: 15-Day IL (ankle), Riley Martin<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Porter Hodge<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cade Horton<\/a>: 60-Day IL (forearm)<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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