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Cubs at Red Sox: September 25, 2026 (game 1)

The Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3 at Fenway Park on September 25, 2026 (game 1 of a doubleheader, 2026 regular season).

Final · Played September 25, 2026 · Updated October 14, 2026 at 7:57 AM ET · StatsNext box-score records

Most hits: Matt Shaw and Michael Busch (Cubs, 2 each); Roman Anthony (Red Sox, 3). Most strikeouts: Clay Holmes (Cubs, 3); Alec Gamboa and Greg Weissert and Jake Bennett (Red Sox, 1 each).

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Line score

Line score — Chicago Cubs / Boston Red Sox — MLB — September 25, 2026
Team123456789Final
Chicago Cubs1200000003
Boston Red Sox0010201004

Team comparison

Team comparison — Chicago Cubs / Boston Red Sox — MLB — September 25, 2026
Team statsCHCBOS
Hits79
Errors10

What stood out

  • Hits: Cubs 7, Red Sox 9.
  • Errors: Cubs 1, Red Sox 0.
  • The Red Sox's biggest edge came in the 5th inning (2-0).

Player lines

  • Aaron Civale (CHC RP): 2.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 0 HR, 38 PIT
  • Alex Bregman (CHC 3B): 4 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Caleb Thielbar (CHC RP): 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 0 HR, 13 PIT
  • Clay Holmes (CHC SP): 4.1 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 0 HR, 78 PIT
  • Dansby Swanson (CHC SS): 4 AB, 0 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Ian Happ (CHC LF): 0 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Matt Shaw (CHC RF): 4 AB, 2 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 3 TB
  • Michael Busch (CHC 1B): 3 AB, 2 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 2 TB
  • Miguel Amaya (CHC C): 3 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 2 TB
  • Nico Hoerner (CHC 2B): 4 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Pete Crow-Armstrong (CHC CF): 4 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SO, 1 SB, 1 TB
  • Seiya Suzuki (CHC RF): 4 AB, 0 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 2 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Tyrone Taylor (CHC LF): 3 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 2 TB
  • Adley Rutschman (BOS C): 4 AB, 2 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 2 TB
  • Alec Gamboa (BOS RP): 2.0 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 0 HR, 40 PIT
  • Andruw Monasterio (BOS SS): 4 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • Caleb Durbin (BOS 3B): 4 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Connor Wong (BOS C): 1 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 2 TB
  • Greg Weissert (BOS RP): 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 0 HR, 22 PIT
  • Isiah Kiner-Falefa (BOS 2B): 4 AB, 1 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • Jake Bennett (BOS SP): 3.2 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 0 HR, 65 PIT
  • Jarren Duran (BOS LF): 2 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 2 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • Mickey Gasper (BOS DH): 3 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 3 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Nick Sogard (BOS 2B): 3 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Roman Anthony (BOS LF): 3 AB, 3 H, 3 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 7 TB
  • Wilyer Abreu (BOS RF): 4 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB

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Head-to-head

No earlier meeting between these teams is in their stored recent results.

Full Red Sox vs Cubs head-to-head (6 meetings).

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