Final: Cubs 6, Red Sox 0 - Red Sox get shutout, Cubs hit five home runs

The Red Sox lose their second game in a row to the Cubs getting shutout against Shota Imanaga.

Imanaga pitched 7.0 innings only giving up five hits against Boston's lineup. The Red Sox had multiple chances with runners in scoring position during Imanaga's start, but they weren't able to execute.

Brayan Bello was the starter for the Red Sox, and the beginning of the game didn't go well. Bello allowed back-to-back home runs to Michael Busch and Kyle Tucker in the 1st inning and then allowed a sac fly in the 2nd inning giving the Cubs an early 3-0 lead.

The Cubs scored all their runs from the long ball. After Bello's exit after the 6th inning, Matt Shaw, Pete Crow-Armstrong, and Ian Happ all homered against Boston's bullpen.

The Cubs played as the overall better team in this game and the Red Sox had no answers at the plate. 

Tomorrow, Boston will wrap up their series in Wrigley at 2:20 with Garrett Crochet taking the mound

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WHO: Red Sox (53-46) vs Cubs (58-39)
WHEN: 7:15 p.m.
WHERE: Wrigley Field, Chicago
SERIES TO DATE: (0-1), (0-1)
STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Brayan Bello (6-3, 3.14 ERA) vs. LHP Shota Imanaga (6-3, 2.65 ERA)
TV/RADIO: NESN, MLB Network, WEEI-FM 93.7

LIVE BOX

LINEUPS

RED SOX

Rob Refsnyder (R) LF
Alex Bregman (R) 3B
Romy Gonzalez (R) 2B
Roman Anthony (L) RF
Trevor Story (R) SS
Ceddanne Rafaela (R) CF
Masataka Yoshida (L) DH
Abraham Toro (S) 1B
Connor Wong (R) C

SP Brayan Bello

CUBS

Michael Busch (L) 1B
Kyle Tucker (L) RF
Seiya Suzuki (R) DH
Pete Crow-Armstrong (L) CF
Ian Happ (S) LF
Dansby Swanson (R) SS
Nico Hoerner (R) 2B
Reese McGuire (L) C
Vidal Bruján (S) 3B

SP Shota Imanaga

WHAT'S UP

The Red Sox continue their series with the Chicago Cubs after losing their first game post all star break snapping their 10 game losing streak.

Tanner Houck will remain on the IL. He will wait for a seven-day period before he’s eligible to begin another rehab assignment.

Luis Guerrero, Liam Hendriks and Justin Slaten have all made progress with their rehabs. Slaten and Hendriks have began throwing while Guerrero is ready to throw bullpen sessions, per MassLive.