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 Wright (4-4), facing the White Sox for the first time, allowed six
hits and two walks while throwing a season-high 116 pitches in
Boston's third win in 14 games since the All-Star break.
Chicago had its winning streak snapped at a season-high seven games.
Designated hitter David Ortiz had three hits and drove in two runs
and shortstop Xander Bogaerts added three singles and a sacrifice
fly for the Red Sox. Right fielder Rusney Castillo hit a first-pitch
solo home run in the seventh, his first homer since being called
from Triple-A on Monday.
Sale (9-6) was chased after five batters in the sixth. The four-time
All-Star left-hander surrendered seven runs, 12 hits and a walk and
had seven strikeouts for the White Sox, who were held to fewer than
nine runs and a single-digit hit total for the first time in the
series.
Jose Abreu hit a two-run homer in the first, giving the Chicago
first baseman 17 homers for the season. Center fielder Adam Eaton
and shortstop Alexi Ramirez each had two hits.
Boston loaded the bases with nobody out in the sixth after scoring
twice to take a one-run lead an inning earlier. Center fielder
Jackie Bradley Jr. singled to center before second baseman Brock
Holt drove in two with a single to the gap at second, giving the Red
Sox a four-run advantage.
Bogaerts drove in Boston's fourth run of the sixth with a flyout to
right, making it 7-2.
Chicago kept up the early pressure, scoring its 12th and 13th
first-inning runs of the series to take another lead. Abreu homered
for the second time in three games, sending a 1-1 pitch into right
field stands to put the White Sox up 2-0 after a half-inning.
Ortiz and got a run back in the bottom of the first with a hard-hit,
ground-ball double to right. He gave Boston a 3-2 lead with a
two-out single to right in the fifth.
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Left fielder Hanley Ramirez fouled a pitch off his left foot during
his fifth-inning at-bat, but he toughed it out and hit the tying
single to right before Ortiz's go-ahead hit.
After departing Wednesday's game with dehydration, Red Sox third
baseman Pablo Sandoval left after the fourth inning Thursday with a
left forearm contusion sustained during an inning-ending strikeout.
NOTES: Chicago totaled 30 runs and 46 hits through the first three
games of the series against Boston. ... J.B. Shuck started in right
field for the White Sox in place of Avisail Garcia, who hit .258
(8-for-31) in the first seven games of Chicago's eight-game road
trip. "It's a day to work on some stuff," White Sox manager Robin
Ventura said. ... Chicago acquired minor league INF Justin Sellers
from the Pittsburgh Pirates for cash or a player to be named. ...
RHP Jean Machi was added to Boston's active 25-man roster, and RHP
Jonathan Aro was recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket. OF Daniel Nava
was designated for assignment, and LHP Tommy Layne was optioned to
Triple-A. ... Red Sox C Sandy Leon cleared waivers and was
outrighted to Pawtucket.
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