Final
Danks hopes to keep Red Sox' bats at bay
Jul 8, 2014 - 2:31 PM (SportsNetwork.com) - Coming off an excellent outing, John Danks will try to frustrate Boston's offense once again on Tuesday night when the Chicago White Sox resume a four-game set with the hosting Red Sox.Danks did not get a decision against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on Wednesday despite matching a career high with 10 strikeouts. He gave up a pair of solo homers over 7 2/3 innings, the second to Josh Hamilton in the eight innings to tie the game.
Though that longball denied Danks the win, the White Sox did earn a 3-2 victory.
The 29-year-old lefty is 7-6 with a 4.12 earned run average on the year and 3-6 lifetime versus the Red Sox with a 4.97 ERA in 10 starts. Danks did not factor into an April 16 meeting with the Red Sox in Chicago, yielding a run over six frames.
Danks will take on a Boston offense that has been shut out three times in its last 10 games, including 4-0 in last night's opener. The setback also dropped the Red Sox to 1-6 on a 10-game homestand.
The Reds managed just two hits in the game -- one each by A.J. Pierzynski and Jackie Bradley Jr. -- and Clay Buchholz fanned seven over seven innings, but yielded four runs in the setback.
"It's the best I've felt this season probably," Buchholz said. "I can't get away from mistakes getting hit. When it's not going right, it's not going right."
Dayan Viciedo hit a three-run homer and Scott Carroll got the win with 6 2/3 scoreless frames. Adam Dunn homered for the White Sox, who have won four of five and seven of their last 10.
Carroll's effort helped the White Sox snap a five-game slide at Fenway Park and give the club only its second victory in its last eight versus the Red Sox overall.
"This one felt good and I was aggressive in the strike zone," Carroll said. "It felt good to put up runs early too. It was pretty cool to have that support."
Chicago now tries to extend the recent struggles of Boston right-hander Brandon Workman, who has lost back-to-back starts and managed to log only four innings in a 16-9 setback to the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday.
Workman allowed six runs on five hits and three walks in falling to 1-2 with a 4.17 ERA on the year. He also was touched for a pair of homers, giving him five allowed over his last three appearances.
The 25-year-old will make his first career start versus the White Sox though he owns a win over them in relief that came on Sept. 1.
- CHICAGO: 8
BOSTON: 3
Final
Jul 8 10:24 PM - Pinch-Hitter Paul Konerko ground-rule double to right scored Gordon Beckham. On the play, Jose Abreu advances to third. Runners on second and third with two outs and Alexei Ramirez due up.
White Sox 8, Red Sox 3 Top 9, 2 OutsJul 8 10:14 PM - Gordon Beckham double to right scored Alejandro De Aza. Runner on second with two outs and Jose Abreu due up.
White Sox 7, Red Sox 3 Top 9, 2 OutsJul 8 10:11 PM - Alejandro De Aza triple to center scored Moises Sierra. Runner on third with none out and Tyler Flowers due up.
White Sox 6, Red Sox 3 Top 9, 0 OutsJul 8 10:03 PM - Conor Gillaspie two-out, two-run Home Run (2) to right scored Jose Abreu. Dayan Viciedo due up.
White Sox 5, Red Sox 3 Top 6, 2 OutsJul 8 9:06 PM - Xander Bogaerts single to left scored Mike Napoli. On the play, Jonny Gomes advances to second. Runners on first and second with one out and David Ross due up.
White Sox 3, Red Sox 3 Bot 5, 1 OutJul 8 8:51 PM - Mike Napoli double to left scored Dustin Pedroia. Runner on second with one out and Jonny Gomes due up.
White Sox 3, Red Sox 2 Bot 5, 1 OutJul 8 8:48 PM - Dustin Pedroia double to left scored Brock Holt. Runner on second with none out and David Ortiz due up.
White Sox 3, Red Sox 1 Bot 5, 0 OutsJul 8 8:45 PM - Alejandro De Aza single to left scored Conor Gillaspie. Runner on first with two outs and Tyler Flowers due up.
White Sox 3, Red Sox 0 Top 4, 2 OutsJul 8 8:16 PM - Alejandro De Aza grounded into a double play, second to short to first scored Alexei Ramirez. On the play, Dayan Viciedo out at second and Conor Gillaspie advances to third. Runner on third with two outs and Tyler Flowers due up.
White Sox 2, Red Sox 0 Top 2, 2 OutsJul 8 7:42 PM - Dayan Viciedo reached first on Mike Napoli's fielding error scored Adam Dunn. On the play, Conor Gillaspie advances to second and Alexei Ramirez advances to third. Bases loaded with none out and Alejandro De Aza due up.
White Sox 1, Red Sox 0 Top 2, 0 OutsJul 8 7:40 PM - CHICAGO: 0
BOSTON: 0
Top 1, 0 Outs
Jul 8 7:11 PM
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