Chicago White Sox at Boston Red Sox
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Red Sox snap 5-game skid, hand White Sox 110th loss, with 3-1 win
Triston Casas drove in the other run with a fourth-inning single for the Red Sox, who ended a season-high five-game losing streak and have stumbled in the race for the AL's third and final wild-card spot by going 6-10 in their last 16 games.
“That was huge for the team, to help the team. That was pretty good,” said Rafaela, who hit a first-pitch slider after a 12-pitch walk before him. “I was just looking for the best pitch I can.”
Jacob Amaya had an RBI single for the White Sox who are 32-110, and are on pace to surpass the New York Mets' record of 120 losses in 1962, the most in a season post-1900. After beating Baltimore on Wednesday, they lost for the 13th time in 14 games.
Chicago also lost for the 43rd time this season after scoring first and fell to 5-39 since the All-Star break.
The White Sox (0-14) haven’t won a series since the break.
Rafaela hit his 15th off Matt Foster (0-1) into the second row of Monster seats where a fan stood up and made a nice barehanded catch after Enmanuel Valdez's walk.
Zack Kelly (6-2) pitched a scoreless inning for the victory. Josh Winckowski got the final three outs for his first save of the season.
White Sox starter Davis Martin and Boston’s Nick Pivetta each went six strong innings. Martin gave up a run on three hits, striking out three, walking one and hitting three batters. Pivetta allowed a run, five hits, with six strikeouts and three walks.
“We played good defense behind him and he gave us a chance to win,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said of Pivetta.
Martin gave up Casas' single after hitting consecutive batters on the back foot with breaking pitches.
“At the end of the day, our goal is to try to get down there. You call back-foot sliders, back-foot curves for a reason, sometimes they hit a back foot,” he said. “Today, was just one of those days. ... I'm not upset with the execution at all.”
TRAINER’S ROOM
White Sox: OF Luis Robert Jr. was back in the lineup after leaving the previous game with right hamstring tightness. … RHP Drew Thorpe underwent season-ending surgery to remove a bone spur in the right elbow. He’s expected to return in February for spring training without any restrictions.
Red Sox: CF Jarren Duran fouled off a pitched that bounced directly up and into the side of his face near his left ear, but he stayed in the game. … Cora said “there’s a good chance” that infielder Trevor Story could come off his rehab assignment and start at shortstop Saturday. His return would come after what was expected to be season-ending shoulder surgery on April 12. The recovery time was expected to be six months.
UP NEXT
LHP Garrett Crochet (6-10, 3.61 ERA) is slated to face Red Sox RHP Cooper Criswell (5-4, 4.14) on Saturday night.
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Matchup Prediction
Scoring Summary
9th Inning | Robinson lined out to right. | |
9th Inning | Fletcher grounded out to second. | |
9th Inning | Sosa grounded out to third. | |
9th Inning | Winckowski relieved Bernardino | |
9th Inning | Sogard at second base. | |
8th Inning | Casas struck out looking. |
Statistics
CHW | BOS | |
---|---|---|
1 | Games Played | 1 |
1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
0 | Hit By Pitch | 3 |
14 | Ground Balls | 11 |
7 | Strikeouts | 5 |
1 | Runs Batted In | 3 |
0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
6 | Hits | 5 |
0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
3 | Walks | 2 |
0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
1 | Runs | 3 |
1 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
32 | At Bats | 28 |
0 | Home Runs | 1 |
0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
12 | Runners Left On Base | 11 |
0 | Triples | 0 |
0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
1 | Doubles | 0 |
11 | Fly Balls | 12 |
0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
142 | Pitches | 124 |
0 | Games Started | 0 |
0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
7 | Total Bases | 8 |
35 | Plate Appearances | 33 |
0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
1 | Extra Base Hits | 1 |
1.4 | Runs Created | 2.4 |
.188 | Batting Average | .179 |
.000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
.219 | Slugging Percentage | .286 |
.125 | Secondary Average | .179 |
.257 | On Base Percentage | .303 |
.476 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .589 |
1.3 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.9 |
1.4 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 2.7 |
12.0 | Batter Rating | 20.0 |
0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 28.0 |
0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
4.06 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.76 |
.031 | Isolated Power | .107 |
0.43 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.40 |
.086 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .061 |
-.063 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .000 |
2.0 | Runs Produced | 6.0 |
1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
0.3 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
66.5 | MLB Rating | 72.3 |
0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 32,625 | Capacity:
2024 American League Central Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cleveland | - | 69 | L2 | 0.5714286 | 92 |
Kansas City | 6.5 | 76 | W1 | 0.5308642 | 86 |
Detroit | 6.5 | 76 | L2 | 0.5308642 | 86 |
Minnesota | 10.5 | 80 | L4 | 0.50617284 | 82 |
Chicago | 51.5 | 121 | W2 | 0.25308642 | 41 |
2024 American League East Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
New York | - | 68 | W1 | 0.5802469 | 94 |
Baltimore | 3 | 71 | W3 | 0.5617284 | 91 |
Boston | 13 | 81 | W1 | 0.5 | 81 |
Tampa Bay | 14 | 82 | L1 | 0.49382716 | 80 |
Toronto | 20 | 88 | L3 | 0.45679012 | 74 |