The BoSox blew one of their only scoring chances in the top of the first inning as Mr. Mookie Betts flied out to right to begin. Xander Bogaerts singled but Mitch Moreland flied out to left. A wild pitch by Shields moved Bogaerts to second and JD Martinez walked. Eduardo Nunez lined out to center to end the inning and the Sox would have just 4 hits the rest of the game. The White Sox had no trouble scoring against Brian Johnson (4-4, 4.36 ERA) in the bottom of the first. Ryan LaMarre whiffed but Tim Anderson crushed a 500,000 foot bomb to give the ChiSox the lead for good two batters into it. Matt Davidson singled but Daniel Palka whiffed. Jose Rondon walked and Kevan Smith singled home Davidson. Yoan Moncada singled to load the bases but Yolmer Sanchez flied out to left to end the inning with Chicago up 2-0.
Shields shut the BoSox down in the top of the second as Ian Kinsler and Brock "The Hitman" Holt both looked at strike three to start. Blake Swihart singled and stole second but Jackie Bradley Jr grounded out to second to end the inning. The ChiSox poured it on in the bottom of the second as Adam Engel and LaMarre stroked back to back singles before Anderson advanced Engel to third with a fly out to left. Davidson doubled home both runners to chase the incompetent Johnson from the game. He had been solid all year but against one of the worst teams in the league he gave up 4 runs in 1 1/3 innings. Pathetic! Bobby Poyner made his first appearance in a long time and got Palka to fly out to right and Rondon to pop up to second to end the inning with Chicago up 4-0.
The BoSox went down in the top of the third inning as Mr. Mookie whiffed to start before Bogaerts lined out to left. Moreland walked but Martinez lined out to center to end the inning. The White Sox literally ran the Bosox ragged in the bottom of the third inning. Smith walked but Moncada struck out swinging. Sanchez erased Smith with a force but swiped second and scored on the Engel single. Engel swiped second but LaMarre grounded out to third to end the inning with Chicago ahead 5-0.
The BoSox did nothing in the top of the fourth as Nunez grounded out to short to start. Kinsler whiffed but Holt was plunked. Swihart flied out to right to end the inning. The ChiSox scored again in the bottom of the fourth with William Cuevas now on the mound for Boston. Anderson and Davidson whiffed but Palka crushed a 800,000 foot moon shot to extend the lead. Rondon whiffed to end the inning. Cuevas challenged them all and got burned 1 out of the 4 times, trailing 6-0.
JBJ whiffed to open the top of the fifth before Mr. Mookie grounded out to second. Bogaerts singled and stole second but Moreland whiffed to end the inning. For the first time the ChiSox were kept off the board in the bottom of the fifth. Smith walked but Moncada whiffed. Sanchez singled but Engel whiffed. LaMarre grounded out to first to end the inning.
Martinez looked to start a rally in the top of the sixth but Nunez banged into a double play. kinsler popped up to second to end the inning. Cuevas returned for the bottom of the sixth but started clutching his arm after Anderson doubled. Davidson was plunked and Anderson moved to third on the Palka fly out to right. Rondon beat out a double play ball to score Anderson to increase the lead. Cuevas then threw a pitch to the backstop, advancing Rondon to second, before collapsing in a heap. He had to be hauled off on a gurney headed to the hospital but Robby Scott materialized out of thin air on the mound to pitch for Boston. Smith walked and Moncada singled but Sanchez flied out to left to end the inning with Chicago ahead 7-0.
Nicky Delmonico came in for LaMarre but played left with Palka moving to right with Caleb Frare now on the mound to pitch the top of the seventh. Holt grounded out to second, Swihart whiffed and JBJ whiffed to end the inning. The bench emptied in the bottom of the seventh with Sam Travis replaced Bogaerts but played right, Tzu-Wei Lin took over for Betts but was at short, Steve Pearce replaced Moreland while playing first, Sandy Leon replaced Nunez but caught. Holt remained at second with Swihart moving to third with Robby Scott batting sixth now. Engel whiffed but Delmonico was plunked. Anderson doubled but Davidson looked at strike three. Palka whiffed to end the inning.
Juan Minaya came in to pitch the top of the eighth and Lin whiffed to start. Travis looked at strike three before Pearce flied out to right to end the inning. Hector "The Insurance Policy" Velazquez came in to pitch the bottom of the eighth as Rondon singled to start. Smith lined out to center snd Moncada grounded back to the mound but Rondon advanced to third. Sanchez wrapped up the scoring with an rbi single. Engel whiffed to end the inning with Chicago up 8-0.
Hector Santiago was brought in to pitch the top of the ninth and Martinez singled to start. Leon whiffed and Christian Vazquez pinch hit for Velazquez and struck out. Holt walked but Swihart hit one up the elevator shaft to end the game. The White Sox had won it 8-0.
Jackass of the Night is Brian Johnson. The Sox needed a good start and he lasted just 1 1/3 innings and gave up 4 runs. Thanks for nothing.
The Good:
Xander Bogaerts was 2 for 3.
JD Martinez was 2 for 3 with a walk.
Brock Holt was hit with a pitch and walked in four plate appearances.
Robby Scott tossed 1 1/3 scoreless innings.
The Bad:
Mookie Betts was 0 for 3 with a strikeout.
Tzu-Wei Lin was 0 for 1 with a strikeout.
Sam Travis was 0 for 1 with a strikeout.
Steve Pearce was 0 for 1.
Eduardo Nunez was 0 for 3.
Sandy Leon was 0 for 1 with a strikeout.
Ian Kinsler was 0 for 3 with 2 strikeouts.
Christian Vazquez struck out as a pinch hitter.
Jackie Bradley Jr was 0 for 3 with 2 strikeouts.
Hector Velazquez allowed a run in an inning of work.
The Ugly:
Mitch Moreland was 0 for 2 but walked.
Blake Swihart was just 1 for 4.
Bobby Poyner allowed a run in 1 2/3 innings of work.
William Cuevas allowed 2 runs in 2 2/3 innings of work while striking out 5.
Final Thoughts:
Time to get the hell out of Chicago. The 55 win White Sox have taken 4 of the 7 games the two teams have played and this series opened up a black hole in the Red Sox rotation. With David Price, Chris Sale and Steven Wright all out or just coming back, the remaining starters have sucked for two weeks now. Johnson, Nathan Eovaldi, Rick Porcello and Hector Velazquez are getting hammered in every game now and the Sox need a change in a bad way. The offense was non-existent again and this is getting a 2011 vibe all over again. Changes need to be made or this September is going to get ugly in a hurry. The only good news is the New York Yankees lost to the Detroit Tigers and with that, the loss drops the Sox to 94-44, 7.5 games ahead of the Yankees for first place in the AL East. Tomorrow is Labor Day Monday where the Sox travel to Atlanta for a 3 game interleague set with the NL East leading Braves. Rookie Touki Toussaint goes for the Braves while Nathan Eovaldi gets a chance of redemption since technically his last start ended early due to rain. The game begins at 1:05 PM at Turner Field.
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