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
By Field Level Media
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 |