Abreu missed a 93.5 mph sinker below the strike zone from Cubs reliever Ryan Pressly on his first-pitch bunt attempt. He then ripped the next pitch into the right field bleachers to give Boston its first lead of the three-game series after 24 innings tied or trailing.

Chicago Cubs rookie Cade Horton Horton left Sunday’s game in the sixth inning with a 1-0 lead, but the Cubs lost 6-1. It was Horton’s fourth no-decision of the season.

The Boston Red Sox aren't going to be trade deadline sellers, but one of their American League East rivals sure is headed that direction. It's been a brutal sea

“There were nine teams who scouted David Robertson in Providence on Saturday, including Boston Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow and assistant Eddie Romero, with Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski winning the sweepstakes over his former team,” Nightengale reported on Twitter/X.

The All-Star break has seemingly cooled the red-hot Red Sox, who won 10 straight games before the season intermission and have lost two in a row coming out of the break.

"No. 15 overall pick Kyson Witherspoon signs w/ (Red Sox) for $5 million (slot value = $5,114,200)," wrote Callis on X. " (Oklahoma Baseball), best college RHP in (the MLB Draft), fastball to 99 mph, one of best curves in Draft, slider & cutter are weapons too."

Welcome back to this century, wherein we conclude our journey through the thousands. After covering the Red Sox’s first-ever victory and wins No. 1,000 through 3,000 in Part 1, and 4,000 through