As the Red Sox leave the city of big shoulders and bad pizza I hope someone with a clue reminds them that Hitting is a part of this game. Hitting with men on is an important part of this game. Hitting with runners in scoring position is about as important as it gets in this game. Fourteen Left "Around third I was yelling some expletives telling myself to get going, basically." Christian Arroyo on scoring from first in the 11th inning in the the Red Sox 4-2 win over the Cubs.

The Yankees and Cubs face each other in the Bronx. The Red Sox finish up their west coast road trip. NEW YORK YANKEES (44-16) Luis Severino pitched six innings, struck out 10, and gave up one run to the Cubs. Gleyber Torres hit his 11th home run of the year. The game went into extra innings and Jose Trevino hit a walk-off single to win the game. The Yanks won 2-1. Jordan Montgomery pitched seven scoreless innings and struck out five. The offense hit SIX home runs. Aaron Judge