CHICAGO (AP) — David Hamilton homered and doubled, shaking off an early error at shortstop and helping the Boston Red Sox get past the Chicago White Sox 6-4 in 10 innings on Sunday.
Jarren Duran reached on an error by reliever Michael Soroka (0-7) in the 10th, sending automatic runner Ceddanne Rafaela from second base to third base. He scored on Jamie Westbrook’s sacrifice fly, and Rob Refsnyder drove in another run as Boston (33-33) got back to .500.
“We really needed that,” Hamilton said. “We didn’t play this series the way we wanted.”
Kenley Jansen (2-1) struck out five in two innings for the win. Cam Booser fanned two in a perfect 10th for his first career save.
“I told (manager Alex Cora) I got the inning. I got the next inning. I don’t want to hear it,” Jansen said.
Paul DeJong hit a three-run homer and double for the White Sox, who had won two in a row after a franchise-record 14-game losing streak.
Corey Julks also had two hits for Chicago, a major league worst 17-49. The White Sox haven’t won more than two straight against Tampa Bay and Cleveland since May 8-11.
“We took advantage of some of their mistakes there and we couldn’t quite put the finishing touches on it,” DeJong said. “A tough way to lose, but I liked the way we played the last three days.”
Hamilton doubled and scored on Reese McGuire’s sacrifice fly off Tanner Banks to make it 4-all in the ninth.
The White Sox took a 4-3 lead in the seventh. Julks led off with a double, and pinch-runner Duke Ellis scored on a single by Gavin Sheets.
Duran, who scored three runs, walked and came home on a groundout to tie the score at 3 in the sixth.
DeJong’s three-run shot put the White Sox ahead after the Red Sox committed three errors in the fourth. Sheets reached on an error when pitcher Justin Slaten tried to cover first, advanced on Hamilton’s blunder and advanced to third on McGuire’s failed pickoff attempt from behind the plate for DeJong’s 12th homer of the season.
The Red Sox also had an eventful game in the sixth. DeJong reached base on a ground-rule double when a flyball bounced past left fielder Duran and center fielder Rafaela on a windy day.
Hamilton hit his third homer in the fifth.
“It was really cool to see some of the younger guys coming up, some of the rookies,” Refsnyder said. “Hamilton played that game early, he was pretty angry about it, he was pretty hard on himself, but his at-bats after that were fantastic.”
Duran led off the fourth inning with his 10th major league triple, scoring on a double play for a 1-0 Boston lead. He has the most triples in a Red Sox season since Jacoby Ellsbury’s 10 in 2009.
Chris Flexen allowed two runs in five innings for Chicago.
Zack Kelly struck out three in two scoreless innings in his first career start on a Red Sox bullpen day.
EN ROUTE
The White Sox plan to sign right-hander Drew Thorpe from Double-A Birmingham to make his major league debut Tuesday in Seattle. Thorpe, one of the team’s top prospects, was acquired from San Diego in the Dylan Cease trade in March.
“He’s an offensive pitcher, he’s a competitor, he’s got a plus-plus-plus changeup,” manager Pedro Grifol said.
The 23-year-old Thorpe is 7-1 with a 1.35 ERA in 11 starts with Birmingham. He has 56 strikeouts and 17 walks in 60 innings.
Thorpe was traded from the New York Yankees to San Diego in the Juan Soto deal in December.
Also on Sunday, the White Sox selected right-hander Nick Nastrini to Triple-A Charlotte, drafted left-hander Sammy Peralta from Charlotte and designated left-hander Shane Drohan for assignment.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Red Sox: 3B Rafael Devers (left knee) and OF Tyler O’Neill (right knee) were out of the lineup. Devers was picked up for a pinch hitter in the eighth inning on Saturday. Cora said he hopes Devers will be ready against Philadelphia on Tuesday. O’Neill was expected to rest this weekend after leaving Friday’s match. …DH/OF Masataka Yoshida (strained left thumb) will likely be activated from the injured list after Wednesday, Cora said. … INF/OF Romy Gonzalez (left hamstring strain) could start a rehab assignment Tuesday, Cora said. … VAN Wilyer Abreu (sprained right ankle) is making good progress and will likely go on a rehabilitation assignment.
NEXT ONE
Red Sox: RHP Kutter Crawford (2-5, 3.51 ERA) will start Tuesday against Philadelphia RHP Zack Wheeler (7-3, 2.23).
White Sox: RHP Erick Fedde (4-1, 3.27 ERA) is scheduled to pitch Monday in Seattle. RHP Logan Gilbert (3-4, 3.12) will start for the Mariners.
