Red Sox at White Sox

With Junichi Tazawa unavailable after a blown save on Sunday, Jean Machi yielded two runs on three hits in the ninth inning but escaped without squandering the lead.

This much is clear: If Castillo keeps hitting three-run homers and two-run doubles, the Red Sox will find a spot for him, whether it’s right field, center or left.

Chicago took three of four from Boston at Fenway Park in these clubs’ first meeting of 2015 (July 27-30), scoring at least nine runs in all of those victories. The White Sox might not need it with Sale on the mound, but their bullpen has been outstanding of late, posting a 1.68 ERA over the past 18 games – including 6 1/3 scoreless frames in the series.

The surging grounder then skated by Boston left fielder Hanley Ramirez, allowing both runners to score and providing Chicago with a lead they would not relinquish. He finished a home run shy of hitting for the cycle. He became the first Red Sox pitcher since Clay Buchholz in 2013 to win five straight starts.

Dombrowski’s teams have reached the World Series three times, and one of the common threads in all three is he had an ace atop his starting rotations. Red Sox 5, White Sox 1. SO far this season, the two teams have combined for 12.2 runs per game when they clash. However, with Chicago (59-65) struggling to remain a serious playoff contender, he doesn’t have time to really consume that personal success.

“He got me today”, said Samardzija, who has allowed 28 runs in 28 innings in August. 393 he slugged in 40 games at Triple-A Pawtucket this season.

The White Sox have mostly come out on top against the Red Sox in their previous six games this season, earning a 4-2 record.

“Obviously, especially when you know what you’€™re capable of doing as a ballplayer”, he said when asked about his frustration.

Rookie Trayce Thompson drove in three runs, including a go-ahead, two-run double, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Boston Red Sox, 5-4, on Tuesday.

Four – Multi-hit outings in 11 major-league video games for Thompson. “He’s going up there being aggressive and confidence is high with him right now”. 545 in 22 at-bats and Avisail Garcia. Me.Cabrera grounded out to first baseman T.Shaw, Abreu to third. But before the game, interim manager Torey Lovullo acknowledged that Castillo did practice taking some balls off the Green Monster during batting practice last weekend in preparation for perhaps playing left field next month. “I’m anxious to see what it looks like (Wednesday)”.

Joe Kelly pitched into the eighth inning for the first time this season, twirling 7 1/3 innings in perhaps his best start of the season.

“This is a perplexing situation”, he said of his up and down again team that reeled off seven straight wins before the trade deadline, only to fall back into the bottom of the pack of wild-card wannabes.