The Red Sox weren’t able to continue the momentum from Wednesday’s dramatic win over the Rays, losing to the White Sox 4-3 on Friday.
Here’s what happened and here are the takeaways from the first game of a three-game set.
The big picture
After a scoreless first two innings, the White Sox were able to get on the board first in the third inning when slugger José Abreu took Red Sox starter Tanner Houck deep for a three-run homer, his 29th of the year.
The White Sox added to their lead in the fourth when Luis Robert singled to right, scoring Gavin Sheets from third to make it 4-0 and ending Houck’s night.