The Red Sox (53-47) dropped their 2nd straight out of the All-Star Break and were shutout for the 4th time this season with Saturday night's 6-0 loss to the Cubs at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Shota Imanaga tossed 7 scoreless innings in picking up the win for the Cubs, who will go for the series sweep on Sunday. The Sox are still 12-3 over their last 15. The Sox are 53-47 thru 100 games for the 3rd straight year. 

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The Home Run Ball: The Cubs hit 5 solo Home Runs in the win over the Red Sox Saturday night. Michael Busch and Kyle Tucker went back-to-back against losing pitcher Brayan Bello to start the game. Matt Shaw hit a pinch-hit Home Run off Chris Murphy in the 7th. Pete Crow-Armstrong and Ian Happ went back-to-back against Murphy in the 8th.  

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Sox at the Dish: Masa Yoshida and Abraham Toro had 2 hits apiece. The Sox managed only 5 hits total and have scored only 1 run over the 1st 2 games.  Roman Anthony went 0-for-3 with a walk and 2 strikeouts, ending his 10-game hit streak.  Ceddanne Rafaela went 1-for-4 in the loss. Rafaela reached with a 2-out Single in the 9th to extend his hit streak to a career-best 12 straight games.     

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#'s of the DAY: The Red Sox have gone 9 straight games without scoring in the 1st Inning. It's the 1st time in 12 games where the Red Sox pitchers allowed more than 4 runs.  The Sox have been shutout 3 times on the road this season. The Red Sox had 1 (1 Double) extra-base hit in Saturday's loss and have 80 extra-base hits over the last 17 Games. The Sox are now 16-33 on the season when their opponent scores first.  

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What's On Tap?: The Red Sox and Cubs wrap up their 3-game series Sunday afternoon at Wrigley Field.  Garrett Crochet is scheduled to make his 1st start after the break in the finale against the Cubs.  After Sunday's series finale, the Sox travel to Philadelphia and begin a 3-game series vs. the Phillies Monday night at Citizens Bank Park.  The Red Sox began a stretch of playing 12 of their 1st 15 on the road out of the All-Star Break on Friday.      

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