Heading into the All-Star break, the Sox were a run-scoring juggernaut while the Cubs struggled to string runs together. The second half has been a different story. A look at both teams’ runs per game before Tuesday night:
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Team / 1st half RPG / 2nd half RPG
Sox 5.50 / 4.69
Cubs 4.60 / 5.24
Swift justice
First, Julian Tavarez is suspended
10 games after umpires found an unknown substance (believed to be pine tar) under the bill of his cap on Friday. Then, while appealing the suspension, he gives up a game-winning single to Cincinnati’s Darren Bragg on Tuesday night.
Expo hopeful
Baseball executives, headed in part by Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf, met with officials from Washington, D.C., on Tuesday as they pushed ahead with finding a new home for the Montreal Expos. They’ll meet with officials from Northern Virginia on Wednesday.
Wild-card races
Listen not to the critics, for there is no shame in a race for fourth place.
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NL / GB
CUBS –
San Francisco 1
San Diego 2
Florida 5
Houston 6
AL GB
Boston –
Anaheim –
Texas 1
Cleveland 9.5
SOX 9.5
