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Reds and Mets Trade Wins as Cubs and Red Sox Split Weekend Series

With each visiting team rebounding on Sunday to avoid sweeps, these series splits underscore shifting momentum in the midseason playoff races.

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Rays second baseman Brandon Lowe (8) dives to catch a grounder by Baltimore's Jackson Holliday before completing the throw to first base for the out during the fifth inning on Saturday in Tampa. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
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Overview

  • Juan Soto scored the go-ahead run in the eighth inning to lead the Mets to a 3-2 win over the Reds and prevent a three-game sweep.
  • Wilyer Abreu hit two home runs and drove in three runs to power the Red Sox past the Cubs 6-1 and stave off a sweep in Chicago.
  • The Cubs blanked Boston 6-0 on Saturday behind Shota Imanaga’s seven scoreless innings and five solo homers before falling in the finale.
  • Jake Fraley recorded three hits, including a tiebreaking RBI single, in the Reds’ 5-2 victory at Citi Field on Saturday before Sunday’s loss.
  • Following the split series, the Cubs remain MLB’s best at 59-39, the Reds sit five games over .500 in the wild-card mix and both New York and Boston aim to stabilize slumping offenses.