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Crow-Armstrong, Christopher Morel and Dansby
Swanson had two hits apiece in Chicago's fourth straight win.
Keegan Thompson pitched the final 2 2/3 innings and allowed two
hits after replacing Imanaga.
Tyler O'Neill went 2-for-4 and drove in Boston's lone run on a
fourth-inning solo home run.
Kutter Crawford (1-1) allowed four runs (three earned) on 10
hits while striking out four in six innings for the Red Sox.
Crawford's major-league-leading 0.66 ERA entering the game
ballooned to 1.35. He had allowed nine hits combined over his
previous two starts.
The Cubs scored two times on four hits in the second inning.
Busch doubled off the wall in center to begin the inning and
Swanson singled to center, moving Busch to third. Matt Mervis
lined a single to right to score Busch. Miguel Amaya lined into
a double play and Crow-Armstrong drove Swanson home with a
single to center.
Chicago added to its lead in the fourth. Swanson hit a leadoff
single. One out later, Amaya reached on an error, moving Swanson
to third. Crow-Armstrong drove in Swanson with a sacrifice bunt
to give the Cubs a 3-0 lead.
Boston responded in its half of the fourth. O'Neill hit a
one-out, solo homer to center. Imanaga then walked Rob Refsnyder
and allowed a single to Rafael Devers, but he escaped the inning
without further damage.
Chicago added to its lead in the fifth thanks to Busch's
sacrifice fly that drove in Mike Tauchman, who led off the
inning with a single.
Patrick Wisdom ripped a pinch-hit, two-run double that rolled to
the wall in center, highlighting a three-run seventh for
Chicago.
--Field Level Media
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