Cubs Fall To Boston 7-4

It’s the same old frustrating story on the North Side.

After the bullpen let the game slip away, the Cubs failed to capitalize on a ninth-inning rally and fell to the Boston Red Sox 7-4 on Sunday night.

The Cubs strung together three straight singles to lead off the ninth inning against Boston closer Alfredo Aceves, but plated only one run as they fell to 7-24 over their last 31 games. The Cubs are 3-15 against left-handed starters this season, by far the worst in the majors.

“You can’t even try to do what we do against left-handed pitching,” Cubs manager Dale Sveum said. “It’s very difficult to have those kind of numbers against left-handed pitching on a consistent basis.”

Franklin Morales, starting in place of the injured Josh Beckett (right shoulder inflammation), gave up two runs and four hits with a career-high nine strikeouts in five innings. It was his first start of the year and 16th of his career "

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