Chris Flexen got the ball in the top of the first inning and Jarren Duran flied out to center to start. Enmanuel Valdez flied out to left and Rob Refsnyder grounded back to the mound to end the inning. Zack Kelly took the mound in the bottom of the first and Corey Julks grounded out to short to begin. Nicky Lopez grounded out to first and Luis Robert Jr took strike three to end the inning.
Dominic Smith took strike three to start the top of the second before Connor Wong lined out to short. David Hamilton struck out swinging to end the inning. Gavin Sheets walked to start the bottom of the second before Andrew Vaughn took strike three. Paul DeJong forced Sheets at second but Oscar Colas walked. A wild pitch moved both runners over but Lenyn Sosa struck out swinging to end the inning.
Good start by Kelly
Bobby Dalbec flied out to left to start the top of the third before Reese McGuire grounded out to short. Ceddanne Rafaela struck out swinging to end the inning. Greg Weissert came in to pitch the bottom of the third and Martin Maldonado flied out to right to start. Julks singled to left before Julks stole second. Lopez struck out swinging and Robert Jr flied out to right to end the inning.
The Sox struck first in the top of the fourth as Duran tripled into the right field corner to start. Valdez walked and Refsnyder grounded into a double play, but Duran scored. Smith walked but Wong popped up to first to end the inning with the Sox up 1-0.
Justin Slaten came in to pitch the bottom of the fourth and Sheets singled in the hole at short. Hamilton then threw a routine grounder by Vaughn away for an error and McGuire had Sheets picked off...if he didn't throw the ball away for another error. DeJong then hit a home run all the way to the Romulus to put the White Sox on top. Colas flied out to center, Sosa struck out swinging and Maldonado flied out to left to end the inning with the White Sox up 3-1.
The BoSox fought back in the top of the fifth as Hamilton atoned for his error with his third home run of the season to cut the lead. Dalbec flied out to center, McGuire popped up to third and Rafaela grounded out to short to end the inning with the BoSox down 3-2.
Julks struck out swinging to start the bottom of the fifth before Lopez also went down hacking. Robert Jr grounded out to third to end the inning.
Sammy Peralta came in to pitch the top of the sixth and Duran walked to start. Jamie Westbrook punch hit for Valdez and lined out to third but Refsnyder got a base hit to left. Duran took third and Rob second on the throw. Garrett Cooper pinch hit for Smith and White Sox manager Pedro Grifol sent in Justin Anderson to face him. Cooper grounded out to third but Duran scored to tie the game. Wong was hit with a pitch and stole second, but Hamilton flied out to center to end the inning with the game tied 3-3.
Brennan Bernardino came in to pitch the bottom of the sixth and Sheets struck out swinging to start. Vaughn singled to center and DeJong hit a ground rule double into the bullpen. Colas took strike three and Sosa was intentionally walked to load the bases. Maldonado flied out to center to end the inning.
Dalbec struck out swinging to start the top of the seventh before McGuire got a base hit to right. Rafaela struck out swinging and Duran grounded out to first to end the inning. The White Sox took command in the bottom of the seventh as Julks doubled to center to start. Duke Ellis pinch ran for Julks and Lopez dropped down a sacrifice bunt to move Ellis to second. Robert Jr was intentionally walked but Sheets got a base hit to left to score Ellis. Brad Keller came in to pitch and Vaughn flied out to right to move Robert to third. DeJong struck out swinging to end the inning with the White Sox ahead 4-3.
John Brebbia came in to pitch the top of the eighth and Westbrook took strike three to start. Refsnyder flied out to right but Cooper got a base hit to center. Wong popped up to second to end the inning. Kenley Jansen came in to pitch the bottom of the eighth and Colas struck out swinging to start. Sosa doubled to left then promptly stole third. Maldonado struck out swinging and Ellis froze for strike three to end the inning.
Tanner Banks came in to close out the top of the ninth but Hamilton doubled to right to start. Dalbec struck out swinging but Hamilton stole third. McGuire hit a sac fly to left to score David to tie the game and Rafaela grounded out to third to end the inning with the game tied 4-4.
Lopez flied out to left to start the bottom of the ninth before Robert Jr struck out swinging. Sheets struck out swinging to end the inning.
Michael Soroka came in to pitch the top of the tenth with Rafaela starting at second base. Duran hit a routine grounder to Vaughn who threw to Soroka....dropped for an error to put runners at the corners. Duran stole second and Westbrook hit a sac fly to score Rafaela and move Duran to third. Refsnyder got a base hit to center to score Duran with another run. Cooper took strike three but Wong beat out a grounder to the mound but Hamilton struck out swinging to end the inning with the Red Sox ahead 6-4.
Cam Booser came in to close out the bottom of the tenth with Sheets starting at second base. Vaughn struck out swinging before DeJong went down hacking. Danny Mendick pinch hit for Colas and lined out to left to end the game. The Red Sox had won it 6-4.
Hero of the Night is David Hamilton. His home run, double, stolen base and run scored helped tie the game before the Sox won it in extras.
The Good:
Enmanuel Valdez walked before leaving the game.
Rob Refsnyder was 2 for 5 with an rbi.
Dominic Smith walked in two plate appearances.
Reese McGuire was 1 for 3 with an rbi.
Zack Kelly tossed two scoreless innings.
Greg Weissert pitched a scoreless inning.
Brad Keller got the final 2 outs of the seventh inning.
Kenley Jansen got the win with 2 scoreless innings.
Cam Booser earned his first save of the season with a scoreless tenth inning.
The Bad:
Bobby Dalbec was 0 for 4 with 2 strikeouts.
Justin Slaten allowed 3 runs in 2 innings of work.
Brennan Bernardino allowed a run in 1 1/3 innings.
The Ugly:
Jarren Duran was just 1 for 4 but walked, stole a base and scored three runs.
Jamie Westbrook was 0 for 2 with a strikeout but hit a sac fly.
Connor Wong was just 1 for 4 but was hit with a pitch and stole a base.
Ceddanne Rafaela was 0 for 4 with 2 strikeouts but scored a run.
Final Thoughts:
That's the kind of game that could turn a season around. 2 outs away from losing 3 out of 4 to the worst team in baseball turns into a come from behind win. Playing without almost all of their offensive firepower, the Sox still battled to win the game. They may have no brains with all the errors they make but they have tons of heart. Even the role players like Westbrook and Cooper at least made contact to drive in runs rather than simply strike out. The running game worked with Duran, Hamilton and Wong all getting steals and it helped lead to victory. The Sox can do without bullpen games but blame the front office for not having enough starting pitching depth. Still, a win is a win and this one was badly needed. The win improved the Sox to 33-33, 12.5 games behind the New York Yankees for first place in the AL East. After an off-day tomorrow the Sox look to carry momentum back home against the Philadelphia Phillies. Kutter Crawford (2-5) takes on Zack Wheeler of Philadelphia this Tuesday night at 7:10 PM at Fenway Park.
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