Abreu homers again, Gray gets 14th victory as Red Sox beat White Sox 4-0
for 7th straight win
[August 06, 2026]
BOSTON (AP) — Wilyer Abreu homered for the fourth time in
three games, Sonny Gray struck out eight in six innings for his 14th
win, and the surging Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 4-0 on
Wednesday night.
Boston has won seven straight, tied with Atlanta for the longest active
streak in the majors, and has won 25 of 28. The Red Sox have also won
nine consecutive series, the second-longest streak in franchise history
behind an 11-series run in 1912. |
Boston Red Sox's Jarren Duran, left, beats the tag by Chicago White
Sox's Drew Romo to score on a sacrifice by Andruw Monasterio during the
seventh inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026, in Boston.
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Gray (14-2) allowed three hits and walked two, moving into a tie
with Philadelphia's Cristopher Sánchez for the major league lead
in victories.
Willson Contreras had an RBI single in the first inning that
brought Abreu in from second.
Chicago threatened to tie it in the third. Miguel Vargas reached
on an infield single to third baseman Caleb Durbin. First
baseman Contreras fielded the throw off the bag and then threw
to the plate, where catcher Connor Wong tagged Sam Antonacci for
the third out.
Abreu homered to right-center in the third, his 20th of the
season. Andruw Monasterio had a sacrifice fly in the seventh,
and Durbin made it 4-0 with an RBI single in the eighth.
Relievers Tyson Guerrero, Garrett Whitlock and Jovani Morán
worked an inning apiece to complete a four-hitter, Boston's 11th
shutout of the season.
Sean Burke (7-6) allowed two runs on five hits in 4 1/3 innings
for the White Sox, who were blanked for the eighth time.
Contreras left in the fifth due to illness, the Red Sox said.
Anthony Seigler entered the game at second base and Nick Sogard
moved to first.
Up next
RHP Luis Castillo (3-9, 5.06 ERA) makes his White Sox debut
following a trade from Seattle, and LHP Ranger Suarez (4-3,
3.15) goes for the Red Sox in the series finale Thursday.
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