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White Sox win 7th straight; beat Red Sox 9
Posted On Jul 29 2015
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He came out of the game in the top of the sixth and was replaced by newly acquired utility infielder Josh Rutledge.
Alexei Ramirez led off the third inning with a home to left field.
A 2-0 deficit quickly ballooned to 5-0 in the second inning.
Porcello allowed five earned runs over 18 innings in his previous three starts, a vast improvement from his earlier work. By the end of the inning, the right-hander had loaded the bases with a walk and hit LaRoche, sending the game further out of reach. Every White Sox starter finished with a hit. The Red Sox had driven the sellout crowd into the streets. He’s 7-4 on the road with a 2.05 ERA.
It was later announced that Sandoval left the game due to dehydration.
In the wake of another meltdown by the rotation, the Red Sox offense could only offer chump change in pursuit of the White Sox. He later hit a home run in the seventh, his 12th of the year, and went 2-for-3 with a walk on the day.
The Red Sox couldn’t generate much of anything against starter Jose Quintana.
Over two-plus innings, the righty allowed six runs (five earned) on 10 hits, walking one, hitting a batter and striking out two.
– Porcello reverted back to his old ways Wednesday, making his worst start since the two-inning, seven-run affair July 1 vs. the Blue Jays which almost launched a crusade against the Red Sox front office.
White Sox: LHP Chris Sale (9-5) is slated to start the third game of the four-game series on Thursday.
The eight runs marks roughly 20 percent of the total previously scored for Quintana this season. Of those 46 hits, 26 have gone for extra bases.
Wednesday’s embarrassments included two errors, a White Sox runner advancing to third base when it was left uncovered and Pablo Sandoval getting thrown out at the plate trying to score from first base on a double that rolled all the way to the wall in right center field. However, White Sox second baseman Carlos Sanchez delivered a ideal throw off the relay from Avisail Garcia to gun down Sandoval at the plate for the out.
