Wilyer Abreu homered twice and drove in three runs, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago Cubs 6-1 to avoid a series sweep.

The Chicago Cubs defeated the Boston Red Sox Saturday at Wrigley Field for the second straight day, and the win landed the ...

Chandler Simpson had a tying RBI single and scored the go-ahead run on Ryan O’Hearn’s throwing error in a three-run eighth ...

Michael Busch, Kyle Tucker, Matt Shaw, and Ian Happ also connected for the Cubs, who moved a season-best 20 games over .500 and have the best record in the majors at 59-39.

The Cubs made a lineup switch in their last series before the All-Star break, resulting in Ian Happ moving down in the order. The plan moving forward appears to be that Nico Hoerner will hit leadoff ...