Chi. White Sox 7, Boston 5
When: 1:35 PM ET, Sunday, September 5, 2010
Where: Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
Temperature:
72°
Umpires:
Home -
John Hirschbeck, 1B -
Angel Campos, 2B -
Wally Bell, 3B -
James Hoye
Attendance:
37570
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Carlos Quentin and Ramon Castro had RBI doubles in a four-run ninth inning as the Chicago White Sox rallied for a 7-5 victory and a three-game sweep of the Boston Red Sox on Sunday at Fenway Park.
The White Sox drew four consecutive walks off three Boston relievers to push across the go-ahead run and an insurance tally, extending their winning streak to six games. The win allowed Chicago to keep pace with the Minnesota Twins, who retained their 3 1/2-game lead in the AL Central with a 6-5 victory over Texas.
Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon (5-6) endured his seventh blown save, throwing a season-high 48 pitches. He was charged with four runs on two hits in 1 1/3 innings.
After Dustin Richardson relieved Papelbon and walked Mark Teahen to load the bases, Robert Manuel came on and issued back-to-back free passes to Gordon Beckham and Juan Pierre to force in two runs.
Quentin had three hits and two RBIs for Chicago, which swept a doubleheader Saturday by identical 3-1 scores.
Scott Linebrink (3-1) worked an inning for the win and Matt Thornton recorded his sixth save.
Victor Martinez slammed a two-run homer in the seventh inning and David Ortiz had a two-run single for the Red Sox, who tumbled to their third straight defeat.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Chi. White Sox |
|
Boston |
Mark Buehrle
|
Player |
Josh Beckett
|
No Decision |
W/L |
No Decision |
7.0 |
IP |
6.1 |
6 |
Strikeouts |
9 |
10 |
Hits |
9 |
5.14 |
ERA |
1.42 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
Chi. White Sox
|
13 |
0 |
18 |
.333 |
29 |
12 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
Boston
|
11 |
1 |
16 |
.297 |
14 |
8 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
2 |