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.

Sox pitchers surrendered five solo home runs -- including back-to-back shots off Bello and reliever Chris Murphy -- in a 6-0 shutout.

Oddly, he lost that particular game 6-1, which is the same score by which the Red Sox defeated the Cubs Sunday at Wrigley Field. This game featured a rare twin bullpen meltdown, with Ryan Pressly and Drew Pomeranz both serving up home run balls.

Chicago, which had led the NL Central since April 12, is now tied with Milwaukee. But it just needs to do what it has done all season.

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The 17-0 final score was the most lopsided blanking by the Red Sox since an 18-0 win over the Philadelphia A’s in 1954. Advertisement Yet the shutout will be less memorable than Rafaela’s show.

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Michael Busch and Kyle Tucker homered in the first inning to give the Chicago Cubs a 2–0 lead over the Boston Red Sox.