Sports Xchange: Sox Ride 4-Run Eighth To Win Over Cubs

By Gethin Coolbaugh, The Sports Xchange

BOSTON -- A burst of speed helped the Boston Red Sox earn a series win over the defending World Series champions. 

Marco Hernandez reached base on a bang-bang play to open the eighth inning, then charged home to score the go-ahead run later in the frame as the Red Sox beat the Chicago Cubs 6-2 on Sunday night at Fenway Park. 

"It was a quick jolt of energy that we got," Red Sox manager John Farrell said of Hernandez's inning-opening play after Boston scored four runs in the eighth to break a 2-2 tie.

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