CHICAGO (AP) — Mark Leiter Jr. pitched 5 1/3 innings in solid relief, Nico Hoerner and Patrick Wisdom each had two hits and the Chicago Cubs capitalized on a pair of Boston errors to beat them 3-1. Saturday at the Boston Red Sox.
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Four pitchers combined to limit the Red Sox to five hits in Chicago’s fifth victory in six games.
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David Robertson earned his 11th save in 14 chances.
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Jackie Bradley Jr., Jarren Duran and Devers had doubles for the Red Sox. Boston went 20-6 in June but has lost two in a row to the rebuilding Cubs.
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Chicago starter Alec Mills left with lower back problems before throwing just seven times. Leiter Jr. (2-2), who got the win, allowed three hits, struck out five and walked one. The loss went to the record of Josh Winckowski (3-2).
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For the Red Sox, Dominican Franchy Cordero 2-0.
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For the Cubs, the Venezuelans Rafael Ortega 3-0; Willson Contreras 4-1. Puerto Rican Nelson Velázquez with a run scored. Dominican Christopher Morel 3-1.
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