What we learned from the Chicago Cubs’ series loss at Fenway Park: 3 takeaways

By Sahadev Sharma 35m ago BOSTON — The Cubs lost a 5-4 heartbreaker to the Red Sox Sunday night, dropping the series at Fenway Park after winning the first of three to kick off the weekend. Tanner Houck dominated the Cubs’ bats for 6 2/3 innings, striking out nine and walking none as he allowed just one run. Despite being largely shut down for much of the evening, a big three-run homer by Mike Tauchman tied the game in the eighth and it seemed like the Cubs could pull off a surprising victory. However, with runners on the corners and...