The Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago Cubs 11-5 on Sunday to win the series as Masataka Yoshida hit a grand slam and hit a two-run triple in the win.
Masataka Yoshida hit a grand slam and a two-run triple, powering Kutter Crawford and theRafael Devers and pinch-hitter Triston Casas also homered for the surging Red Sox, who have won seven of eight. Crawford allowed one hit in six shutout innings.
Yoshida added a two-run triple in the seventh, and a single in the ninth off catcher Tucker Barnhart. Yoshida’s streak of eight straight multi-hit games ended Saturday — it was the longest by a Red Sox left-handed hitter since Ted Williams in 1940.Crawford struck out nine and walked four. He said he was fighting mechanical issues during the first three innings.
All-Star Game"I felt pretty good today," Steele said."As far as all my stuff goes, I threw some good sinkers, some good sliders. I felt good with my four-seam. The pitch to Devers that he hit out, that was a pretty well-executed slider low and away. He just put a really good swing on it."
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