Boston Red SoxvsChicago White Sox
BOS 2/CHW 1
Things to say
The Red Sox edged the White Sox 2-1 on the road at Rate Field.
01
opener
Boston grinds one out in Chicago, 2-1. Classic getaway-day baseball, nobody's bats really showed up. Came down to who blinked first on the mound.
02
key player
Whoever Boston ran out there was dealing early. In a 2-1 game the starter carrying it into the seventh is the whole story.
03
hot take
One run at home? The White Sox offense is a problem. You can't keep leaving the heart of the order stranded and expect to climb back to .500.
04
deep cut
Chicago's 47-45 but they play a ton of these one-run games. That's a bullpen thing more than a talent thing, they're living on the margins.
05
exit
Low-scoring but tidy. Curious if Boston can string a couple together and actually make a run at it, otherwise it's a long summer.
The recap
This was a getaway-day grinder that never got out of first gear on the scoreboard, Boston squeaking past Chicago 2-1 at Rate Field. Both starters got into their stuff early and the runs came at a premium, so every baserunner felt like a big deal.
The Red Sox scratched across just enough and then leaned on the bullpen to slam the door and protect that one-run cushion. The White Sox left the tying run out there but couldn't cash it, and Boston walked out of the Southside with a tidy little pitcher's duel win.