Red Sox beat Cubs 2-0 to sweep doubleheader after setting Wild Card Series matchup with Yankees
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What happened
Wilyer Abreu hit a two-run double in the eighth inning, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 2-0 Friday night to sweep a doubleheader. Brayan Bello allowed four hits over four innings and rookie Jedixson Páez (1-1) gave up three hits in five innings with four strikeouts in his first big league win. Chicago dropped two games back of San Diego for the top NL wild card.
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