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Major League Baseball
Boston 6, Chi. White Sox 4
When: 2:10 PM ET, Sunday, June 9, 2024
Where: Guaranteed Rate Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature: 78°
Umpires: Home - Ryan Blakney, 1B - Jim Wolf, 2B - Sean Barber, 3B - Alan Porter
Attendance: 21055

Jamie Westbrook and Rob Refsnyder drove in 10th-inning runs to help the visiting Boston Red Sox rally for a 6-4 win against the Chicago White Sox on Sunday.

Refsnyder and David Hamilton had two hits apiece for the Red Sox, who earned a split of the four-game series.

Paul DeJong and Corey Julks each contributed two hits for Chicago. DeJong belted a three-run home run in the fourth to give the White Sox a 3-1 lead. Gavin Sheets delivered a go-ahead, opposite-field single to left in the seventh, but the Chicago bullpen was unable to maintain the lead.

Tanner Banks blew a save opportunity for Chicago in the ninth. Hamilton hit a leadoff double, stole third base and scored on a Reese McGuire RBI sacrifice fly.

Michael Soroka (0-7) took the loss, allowing two hits and a pair of unearned runs in the 10th while striking out two. Soroka dropped the ball on a throw to first base at the start of the inning, giving the Red Sox runners on the corners with no outs.

Boston pitched a bullpen game, with seven relievers beginning with Zack Kelly combining to scatter seven hits with four walks and 17 strikeouts.

Kenley Jansen improved to 2-1 after pitching two scoreless innings of one-hit ball with five strikeouts. Cam Booser picked up the save, striking out two in the 10th.

White Sox starter Chris Flexen took a no-decision after scattering two runs and two hits in five innings with two walks and three strikeouts.

Flexen retired the first nine Red Sox before Jarren Duran lined a triple to right field to lead off the fourth inning. Enmanuel Valdez worked a walk before Refsnyder grounded into a double play to drive in the game's first run.

Chicago answered in the bottom half. A trio of Red Sox errors helped put two runners aboard ahead of DeJong, who connected for a three-run homer against Justin Slaten. DeJong, who has a team-best 12 home runs, has gone deep in three of the past five games.

Hamilton smacked a solo shot against Flexen to draw the Red Sox within 3-2 in the fifth. Boston tied the game on Garrett Cooper's run-scoring groundout one inning later.

Boston third baseman Rafael Devers (knee) was held out of the lineup.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Boston   Chi. White Sox
Zack Kelly Player Chris Flexen
No Decision W/L No Decision
2.0 IP 5.0
3 Strikeouts 3
0 Hits 2
0.00 ERA 3.60
Hitting
Boston   Chi. White Sox
David Hamilton Player Corey Julks
2 Hits 2
1 RBI 0
1 HR 0
6 TB 3
.400 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Boston 8 1 14 .222 14 9 5 3 3 2
Chi. White Sox 8 1 14 .211 21 17 4 4 2 1