Xander Bogaerts singled in the game-winning run in the
10th inning as the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 8-7 on
Thursday and averted a sweep of their four-game series.
Chicago led 3-0, 4-1 and 7-5 before Boston sent it into extra
innings with a run in the seventh and another in the eighth. The
White Sox loaded the bases with nobody out in the 10th, but Craig
Kimbrel (1-3) got J.B. Shuck on an infield popup and then struck
out Tim Anderson and Adam Eaton.
In the bottom half, Matt Purke (0-1) walked two before Bogaerts
lined one up the middle and Mookie Betts scored easily from second.
James Shields pitched his best outing since being acquired by the
White Sox on June 4. Jose Abreu hit a three-run homer and Alex
Avila had four hits for Chicago.
The White Sox begin a 3-game series at home tonight with Toronto.
The Pre-Game Show begin at 6:35 on Newstalk 1060.
Giancarlo Stanton singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning as the Marlins clipped the Cubs, 4-2 in Miami. Stanton added a solo homer and scored on a J.T. Realmuto double. Marcell Ozuna also went long in the win. Wei-Yen Chen tossed seven-plus innings of two-run ball, with Kyle Barraclough earning the win. The Fish have won five of their past seven games.
David Ross went long for the Cubs in their fourth straight loss. Jon Lester lasted seven innings, but Pedro Strop gave up the losing runs in relief.
Game #2 of the series is tonight in Miami.
