Gordon Beckham had a run-scoring double and John Danks tossed seven strong innings as the Chicago White Sox recorded a 3-1 triumph over the Boston Red Sox in the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday.
Paul Konerko had three hits and scored twice and A.J. Pierzynski added an RBI single for Chicago (74-60), which banged out 13 hits to claim its fourth win a row.
Manny Ramirez went 2-for-4 with two singles in his return to Fenway Park. The slugger helped the Red Sox to a pair of World Series titles during his stay in Beantown.
Danks (13-9) notched his first win since Aug. 11. The 25-year-old left-hander allowed one run and six hits while striking out five in this one.
After Sergio Santos retired the side in order in the eighth inning, Bobby Jenks overcame a leadoff single to secure his 26th save of the season.
Marco Scutaro ripped an RBI single and Bill Hall had two hits and scored a run for Boston (76-59), which saw its modest two-game winning streak come to an end.
Clay Buchholz (15-6) suffered his first loss since July 21. The 26-year-old right-hander had won his last five decisions, but permitted two runs and six hits in five innings to take the loss.
Chi. White Sox | Boston | |
John Danks | Player | Clay Buchholz |
Win | W/L | Loss |
7.0 | IP | 5.0 |
5 | Strikeouts | 2 |
6 | Hits | 6 |
1.29 | ERA | 3.60 |
Chi. White Sox | Boston | |
Paul Konerko | Player | Bill Hall |
3 | Hits | 2 |
0 | RBI | 0 |
0 | HR | 0 |
4 | TB | 2 |
.750 | Avg | .500 |
Team | Hits | HR | TB | Avg | LOB | K | RBI | BB | SB | Errors |
Chi. White Sox | 13 | 0 | 17 | .371 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Boston | 7 | 0 | 8 | .206 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |