Boston 7, Chi. White Sox 5
When: 7:15 PM ET, Saturday, September 7, 2024
Where: Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
Temperature:
71°
Umpires:
Home -
Mike Muchlinski, 1B -
Andy Fletcher, 2B -
Jansen Visconti, 3B -
John Bacon
Attendance:
31691
By Field Level Media
Tyler O'Neill ripped two home runs and combined with Romy Gonzalez for six of the 10 Boston Red Sox hits in a 7-5 win Saturday over the visiting Chicago White Sox.
O'Neill's first round-tripper highlighted a four-run first inning for the Red Sox (72-70), who have won the first two contests in the three-game series. He finished 3-for-4 with three RBIs and three runs scored.
Gonzalez, meanwhile, also had three hits, including an RBI double, scored twice and stole three bases to support starter Cooper Criswell (6-4), who pitched five innings of two-run ball.
Trevor Story made his return to the Boston lineup after being sidelined since April 6 due to a left shoulder injury. The shortstop went 1-for-4 with an RBI.
Andrew Benintendi and Andrew Vaughn each homered as part of 3-for-4 efforts to lead the White Sox (32-111). The duo combined for all five of Chicago's RBIs.
A back-and-forth first inning saw Chicago plate a pair of two-out runs against Criswell. After Benintendi lined a single to right, Vaughn crushed a two-run homer to deep left-center field.
The Red Sox responded with an immediate big inning, never looking back after scoring four times while forcing Chicago's Garrett Crochet (6-11) to throw 36 pitches.
Jarren Duran's leadoff single and a Rafael Devers double put Boston in prime scoring position right away. Rob Refsnyder's RBI grounder plated the first run. O'Neill then flipped the advantage with a two-run homer into the Green Monster seats. Gonzalez then drove a single to right before stealing second and third and crossing the plate on Connor Wong's RBI double off the left field wall, giving the Red Sox a 4-2 lead.
After Gus Varland relieved Crochet, a two-run third padded the Boston lead. O'Neill hit a leadoff single to left and scored on Gonzalez's double into the right field corner. Gonzalez swiped third then scored the sixth Red Sox run as Story dropped a single into shallow center.
O'Neill led off the home fifth with another big swing, depositing the first pitch over the Monster for a 7-2 Boston lead.
Criswell worked around four combined hits after the opening frame, but finished his five-inning outing without allowing another run.
After a leadoff walk to Chuckie Robinson and Nicky Lopez dunking a base hit into center, Benintendi hit a three-run homer into the bullpen in the White Sox seventh.
Kenley Jansen logged his 26th save with a perfect ninth.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Chi. White Sox |
|
Boston |
|
Garrett Crochet
|
Player |
Cooper Criswell |
|
Loss |
W/L |
Win |
|
2.0 |
IP |
5.0 |
|
3 |
Strikeouts |
0 |
|
5 |
Hits |
6 |
|
18.00 |
ERA |
3.60 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Chi. White Sox
|
10 |
2 |
16 |
.278 |
15 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| Boston
|
10 |
2 |
19 |
.312 |
12 |
11 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
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