Tough Day for the Red Sox Bats
Well, fellow Red Sox fans, it was certainly a challenge for our boys against the Cubs today. The offense never really got going, and we were left searching for that spark throughout all nine innings.
Rob Refsnyder started us off strong with a double in the first, giving a glimmer of hope. But despite this favorable start, we couldn't manage to cash him in. Alex Bregman moved him over to third, only for Romy González and Roman Anthony to fall to strikeouts. Sadly, that pattern seemed to resonate for the rest of the game, with our lineup struggling to gain traction against the Cubs' pitching.
Early Lead by the Cubs
The Cubs weren't shy about making their presence felt early in this one. Michael Busch and Kyle Tucker dealt us big back-to-back blows in the first, each launching solo shots to give the Cubs an early 2-0 lead.
A pretty rough opening for our pitching staff as they battled against the long ball all day.By the second inning, we found ourselves down 3-0. Vidal Brujan added to their tally with a sacrifice fly, and despite Masataka Yoshida's and Abraham Toro's singles in the second, we were unable to convert. It was just one of those nights where we couldn’t seem to catch a break under the lights in Chicago.
Continued Struggles and Late Cubs Runs
The pitching change in the seventh to Murphy brought hope for some fresh defensive resilience, only to witness Matt Shaw extending the Cubs' lead with a solo homer. This was followed by further damage from Chicago with Pete Crow-Armstrong and Ian Happ homers in the eighth, stretching the deficit to six.
An attempt to mix things up offensively saw Jarren Duran and Wilyer Abreu each getting at-bats late, but the one-two punch of strikeouts and defensive stability from the Cubs shut down our chances of a late rally.
In the ninth, hope truly dimmed with our last push—Trevor Story gave it all, but a strikeout was all she wrote, with little traction in putting pressure on their closer. The final blow came when Masataka Yoshida grounded out, wrapping up a tough day for the Red Sox offense.
Let's keep our heads high, Red Sox Nation—and here's hoping for a more promising showing in the next outing!
️Scoreboard for Red Sox @ Cubs (July 19th, 2025)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |