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Boston’s Wilyer Abreu reacts after striking out in the fourth inning of the Red Sox’s 3-2 loss to the White Sox on Saturday in Chicago. Paul Beaty/Associated Press CHICAGO — Pinch-hitter Brooks Baldwin lined an RBI single off Boston closer Aroldis Chapman with one out in the bottom of the ninth, lifting the Chicago White Sox to a 3-2 win over the Red Sox on Saturday. WHO: Boston Red Sox (Crochet 1-1) at Chicago White Sox (Smith 0-0) WHEN: 2:10 p.
m. Sunday TELEVISION: NESN Baldwin’s hit to left scored Luis Robert Jr. from second and gave Chicago a second straight win following an eight-game skid.
It handed Chapman (2-1) his first loss as Boston dropped its fifth game in its last six. Robert Jr. hit his first home run of the season, a two-run shot in the sixth that tied the game at 2.
Ceddanne Rafaela had two hits, including an RBI triple, and scored a run. Trevor Story added two hits and Romy Gonzalez drove in a run. Boston starter Richard Fitts allowed just two singles while striking out five and walking one in five innings before leaving because of right shoulder pain as he faced Miguel Vargas leading off the sixth.
Zack Kelly completed a walk to Vargas. After Nick Maton struck out, Robert lined Kelly’s down-the-middle 2-0 fastball into the bullpen. Tyler Gilbert (1-0) got the last out in the ninth for the win.
White Sox starter Martin Pérez allowed two runs and five hits in 4 2/3 innings. The Red Sox took a 2-0 lead in the fifth. Rafaela smashed his triple to the left-center wall to drive in Boston’s first run, then scored on Gonzalez’s single.
Key stat Fitts was dominant in his seventh career start, allowing only a line single to rookie Chase Meidroth in the second and a bad-bounce infield hit to Omar Narváez in the fifth. The Red Sox are 0-7 in Fitts’ seven starts with them over the last two seasons. Up next Boston left-hander Garrett Crochet (1-1, 1.
45 ERA) faces his former team for the first time on Sunday. The White Sox counter with right-hander Shane Smith (0-0, 1.54).
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