Durbin hits grand slam and Abreu goes deep twice as streaking Red Sox
rout White Sox 14-2
[August 05, 2026]
By DOUG ALDEN
BOSTON (AP) — Caleb Durbin hit a grand slam, Patrick
Sandoval earned his first major league win in more than two years and
the Boston Red Sox extended their winning streak to six games with a
14-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night.
Wilyer Abreu launched a pair of solo homers for the rolling Red Sox, who
hit four home runs for the second consecutive game and have won 24 of
their last 27. |
Boston Red Sox's Jarren Duran is congratulated by Caleb Durbin (5) after
his solo home run during the first inning a baseball game against the
Chicago White Sox, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles
Krupa) |
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Sandoval (1-0) struck out five and allowed two runs on six hits
and four walks over five-plus innings. It was his first win
since May 7, 2024, when he pitched for the Angels before missing
half that season and all of 2025 while recovering from Tommy
John surgery.
The Red Sox had to come from behind in their previous six wins
but broke this one open early with six runs in the first. Durbin
did the bulk of the damage with a grand slam to left field and
Jarren Durran followed with a shot to right. Ceddanne Rafaela,
whose streak of three straight games with a homer came to an
end, also had an RBI single in the inning.
Brayan Bello pitched the final three innings for Boston and
picked up his first career save.
Davis Martin (9-6) allowed nine runs and 10 hits for Chicago. He
was pulled with nobody out in the sixth after a hit batter and a
single started another six-run inning for Boston.
Miguel Vargas got Chicago on the board with a sacrifice fly in
the fifth.
Brenton Doyle had an infield single in the fourth during his
White Sox debut, one day after coming over in a trade with
Colorado. New catcher Joey Bart also played his first game for
Chicago after a deadline deal with Atlanta.
Up next
White Sox RHP Sean Burke (7-5, 3.04 ERA) faces RHP Sonny Gray
(13-2, 2.93) and the Red Sox in the middle game of the series
Wednesday.
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