Morel’s homer helps Cubs defeat Red Sox
Christopher Morel got a belthigh pitch and launched it toward Waveland Avenue for a long two-run homer.
Another big moment for the rookie from the Dominican Republic. And he’s had a few lately, whether he was delivering at the plate or in the field.
Morel homered in his third consecutive game, and the Chicago Cubs rallied to beat the Boston Red Sox 6-5 on Friday in Chicago.
The Cubs took advantage of 10 walks by five pitchers and came back after falling behind 4-0.
Morel came up big again when he launched a tying tworun drive to left against Hansel Robles (1-3) with two out in the sixth.
Willson Contreras then walked and scored on a wild pitch by Jake Diekman to Nico Hoerner to make it 6-5 and cap a three-run inning. That sent the Cubs to their fourth win in five games.
Morel had five hits in Thursday’s romp over Cincinnati. He also went deep Wednesday and made a terrific throw from center field to nail a runner at the plate and help lift the Cubs to an 8-3 win over the Reds.
Mets 4, Rangers 3: Eduardo Escobar hit a tie-breaking threerun homer, expectant father David Peterson tied a career high with 10 strikeouts in six innings and host New York stopped a season-high threegame losing streak.
Brewers 19, Pirates 2: Rowdy Tellez hit a homer and drove in five runs as the visiting Brewers steamrolled the Pirates.
Braves 9, Reds 1: put Atlanta ahead to stay in the first inning with his team-high 19th home run and the Braves routed host Cincinnati.
Phillies 5, Cardinals 3: Darick Hall’s tie-breaking homer was his third straight shot since being called up, and Rhys Hoskins went deep to add an insurance run, leading Philadelphia to a home win.
Blue Jays 9, Rays 2: Jose Berrios stopped his three-start winless streak, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. drove in three runs, and Toronto celebrated Canada Day by beating Tampa Bay.
Royals 3, Tigers 1: Vinnie Pasquatino hit his first majorleague home run and Hunter Dozier followed with a drive into the bullpen, leading visiting Kansas City over Detroit.
Marlins 6, Nationals 3: Brian Anderson homered, and Miami beat host Washington for its ninth win in 10 games against the Nationals this season.
Yankees-Guardians postponed: New York and Cleveland will play a doubleheader at Progressive Field on Saturday to make up for the washed-out opener.
Briefly: Mets pitcher Max Scherzer, who has been sidelined since May 18 because of an oblique strain, told reporters that he will return Tuesday and start against the Reds. New York also placed pitcher Chris Bassitt on the COVID injured list ... Marlins outfielder Jorge Soler went on the IL because of bilateral pelvic inflammation . ... The Astros promoted catcher Korey Lee, a Cal alum, from Triple-A Sugar Land to replace injured catcher Jason Castro, a Stanford alum who is headed for the IL because of a knee problem.