Chicago Cubs 3B Christopher Morel appears to avoid injury in collision during 17-0 blowout loss to Boston Red Sox

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Chicago Cubs 3B Christopher Morel appears to avoid injury in collision during 17-0 blowout loss to Boston Red Sox

BOSTON — Chicago Cubs third baseman Christopher Morel’s all-out effort to snag a popup down the left-field line at Fenway Park nearly ended in disaster. Morel’s pursuit of a shallow fly ball off the bat of Red Sox center fielder Jarren Duran in the bottom of the seventh inning Saturday took him toward the left-field stands in fair territory by the foul line. Morel and left fielder Alexander Canario converged on the ball, but Morel made a leaping…