Where: U.S Cellular Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature: 72°
Umpires: Home - Marvin Hudson, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Jim Wolf, 3B - Jim Joyce
Attendance: 32084
Freddy Garcia allowed just two hits over seven innings and the Chicago White Sox recorded a 5-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox at U.S. Cellular Field on Wednesday night.
The Red Sox took a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning on an RBI single by David Ortiz. It was the only run Garcia (12-6) surrendered.
The White Sox (85-73) tied the game on a solo homer by A.J. Pierzynski in the bottom of the frame.
Josh Beckett (6-6) pitched out of a bases-loaded jam with a double play in the sixth inning, but he couldn't get out of another jam in the seventh.
Chicago blew the game open with four hits, a walk and a throwing error by Victor Martinez. Omar Vizquel and Alexei Ramirez had RBIs in the inning as Chicago took a 4-1 lead.
Mike Lowell belted a solo homer for Boston (87-71).
Matt Thornton got the final four outs for his eighth save of the season.
| Boston | Chi. White Sox | |
| Josh Beckett | Player | Freddy Garcia |
| Loss | W/L | Win |
| 6.0 | IP | 7.0 |
| 5 | Strikeouts | 1 |
| 11 | Hits | 4 |
| 6.00 | ERA | 2.57 |
| Boston | Chi. White Sox | |
| Mike Lowell | Player | Alejandro De Aza |
| 1 | Hits | 3 |
| 1 | RBI | 0 |
| 1 | HR | 0 |
| 4 | TB | 3 |
| .333 | Avg | .750 |
| Team | Hits | HR | TB | Avg | LOB | K | RBI | BB | SB | Errors |
| Boston | 4 | 1 | 8 | .129 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Chi. White Sox | 13 | 1 | 16 | .394 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |