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Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Chi. White Sox 5, Boston 2
When: 8:10 PM ET, Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Where: U.S Cellular Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature: 72°
Umpires: Home - Marvin Hudson, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Jim Wolf, 3B - Jim Joyce
Attendance: 32084

Freddy Garcia allowed just two hits over seven innings and the Chicago White Sox recorded a 5-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox at U.S. Cellular Field on Wednesday night.

The Red Sox took a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning on an RBI single by David Ortiz. It was the only run Garcia (12-6) surrendered.

The White Sox (85-73) tied the game on a solo homer by A.J. Pierzynski in the bottom of the frame.

Josh Beckett (6-6) pitched out of a bases-loaded jam with a double play in the sixth inning, but he couldn't get out of another jam in the seventh.

Chicago blew the game open with four hits, a walk and a throwing error by Victor Martinez. Omar Vizquel and Alexei Ramirez had RBIs in the inning as Chicago took a 4-1 lead.

Mike Lowell belted a solo homer for Boston (87-71).

Matt Thornton got the final four outs for his eighth save of the season.

Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Boston   Chi. White Sox
Josh Beckett Player Freddy Garcia
Loss W/L Win
6.0 IP 7.0
5 Strikeouts 1
11 Hits 4
6.00 ERA 2.57
Hitting
Boston   Chi. White Sox
Mike Lowell Player Alejandro De Aza
1 Hits 3
1 RBI 0
1 HR 0
4 TB 3
.333 Avg .750
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Boston 4 1 8 .129 8 2 2 1 1 1
Chi. White Sox 13 1 16 .394 18 6 3 4 0 0