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 Jose Abreu went 2-for-3 with a double, a triple and three RBIs to
lead the White Sox at the plate. Chicago (19-8) won its third
consecutive game and improved to 9-2 in its past 11 contests.
Hanley Ramirez finished 1-for-3 with a home run for the Red Sox. The
loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Boston (15-11).
Quintana (4-1) allowed one run on four hits to post his fourth
consecutive quality start. He walked none and struck out five in his
longest outing of the season, which included 10 straight outs to
start the game.
Right-hander David Robertson pitched a scoreless ninth inning to
record his ninth save.
Right-hander Steven Wright (2-3) drew the loss despite limiting the
White Sox to two runs in six innings. The 31-year-old knuckleball
specialist walked four and struck out six.
 Chicago led by one run in the eighth inning when Abreu increased the
lead to 4-1 with a two-run double against right-handed relief
pitcher Junichi Tazawa. The double gave Abreu his fifth straight
multi-hit game.
The White Sox opened the scoring in the first inning on Abreu's RBI
triple off the wall in right-center field. Jimmy Rollins scored from
first base on the hit, which caromed past center fielder Jackie
Bradley Jr.
Todd Frazier increased Chicago's lead to 2-0 in the third inning
when he drove home Austin Jackson with a groundout. Wright escaped
further damage by striking out Melky Cabrera with runners on second
and third.
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Ramirez cut the deficit to 2-1 with an opposite-field home run in
the fifth inning. Ramirez's second home run of the season snapped
Quintana's scoreless streak at 20 1/3 innings.
NOTES: Red Sox 3B Pablo Sandoval will miss the rest of the season
after undergoing surgery Tuesday to repair a torn labrum in his left
shoulder. Sandoval is expected to make a full recovery for the 2017
season. The 29-year-old went 0-for-6 in three games this season
before being placed on the 15-day disabled list. ... White Sox GM
Rick Hahn said LHP John Danks would be designated for assignment.
Danks, 31, was 0-4 with a 7.25 ERA in four starts this season. He
went 79-104 with a 4.38 ERA in nine-plus seasons with Chicago. ...
The White Sox will recall RHP Erik Johnson to start Thursday against
Boston. ... Red Sox LF Chris Young made his seventh start of the
season ahead of INF/OF Brock Holt. ... The Red Sox activated RHP
Carson Smith (right forearm strain) off the 15-day disabled list
before the game.
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