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 Center fielder Adam Eaton led off the game with a home run, and the
White Sox cruised to a 9-2 rout of the floundering Boston Red Sox
for their seventh consecutive win on their current road trip.
Eaton, who had three hits, drove in another run, and shortstop
Alexei Ramirez also homered to back a strong start by left-hander
Jose Quintana.
Chicago (49-50) climbed within a game of the .500 mark for the first
time since May 22.
The White Sox are just 2 1/2 games out of the second American League
wild-card position, and their charge likely means they won't be
dealing right-hander Jeff Samardzija at the trade deadline. Instead,
they might now be looking to add for a stretch run.
Collecting 17 hits in the game, they knocked right-hander Rick
Porcello (5-11) from the game after two-plus innings. The White Sox
have outscored their opposition 54-19 during the winning streak.
They have 28 runs on 46 hits -- 25 for extra bases -- in the first
three games of the four-game series at Fenway Park.
Left fielder Melky Cabrera had two singles and a double for his
seventh straight multi-hit game. He also drove in a run in all
seven, the longest run by a major league player since 2006. Cabrera
is 8-for-16 in the series and is 19-for-37 during an eight-game
hitting streak. Second baseman Carlos Sanchez also had three hits.
Quintana (6-9) worked 6 1/3 innings of two-run ball for his second
consecutive win. Two relievers finished up.
First baseman Mike Napoli doubled home the last-place Red Sox's
first run and then hit his 12th homer of the year in the seventh.
Having scored 14 first-inning runs in the previous four games after
being a terrible first-inning team all season, the White Sox scored
twice in the first in this game.
Eaton hit a 3-2 pitch into the right field seats for the fourth
leadoff homer of his career -- all this season.
With one out, Cabrera singled. He rode to third on a two-out single
by designated hitter Adam LaRoche, and Cabrera scored when second
baseman Brock Holt couldn't handle the throw back into the infield.
Chicago scored three times in the second inning, batting around,
with Sanchez stroking his first double, extending his hitting streak
to 12 games, with one out. Eaton brought him home with a single.
Cabrera singled home a run, and LaRoche was hit by a pitch with the
bases loaded.
Ramirez opened the third with a homer, and when Sanchez doubled and
catcher Tyler Flowers singled, Porcello left to a loud chorus of
boos.
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Left-hander Craig Breslow came on and pitched out of the inning to
leave it 6-0.
The Red Sox (44-58) wasted a chance in the bottom of the third.
Third baseman Pablo Sandoval walked and catcher Ryan Hanigan hit a
double to the gap in right-center. For some reason, third base coach
Brian Butterfield sent the anything-but-swift Sandoval home on the
hit, and Sandoval was thrown out at the plate by a Sanchez relay to
Flowers.
Sandoval later left the game due to dehydration on a night that
began with the temperature of 91 degrees.
NOTES: Red Sox CF Mookie Betts was placed on the seven-day
concussion disabled list after flying over the bullpen fence trying
to catch what turned out to be a Jose Abreu home run Tuesday night.
The Red Sox recalled Jackie Bradley Jr. from Triple-A Pawtucket, and
he will play center field with Betts out. Boston also officially
added INF Josh Rutledge, acquired in the Shane Victorino deal, and
designated INF Jemile Weeks for assignment. ... The White Sox placed
INF Emilio Bonifacio on the disabled list with a left oblique
strain, and they recalled INF Leury Garcia from Triple-A Charlotte.
... The Red Sox capped their three-day Pedro Martinez Hall of Fame
celebration by repeating much of what was done Tuesday in Spanish on
Wednesday, which was Dominican Night. ... White Sox LHP Chris Sale
closes the four-game series against RHP Steven Wright on Thursday.
Wright warmed up in the second inning Wednesday but didn't enter the
game.
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