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.
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 |
Chi. White Sox | Boston | |
Carlos Quentin | Player | Adrian Beltre |
3 | Hits | 3 |
2 | RBI | 0 |
0 | HR | 0 |
5 | TB | 4 |
.600 | Avg | .750 |
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 |