Eduardo Rodriguez struck out 10 of his first 12 batters (5.2-3-1-1-12, 90). The White Sox hit only one fair ball in the first four innings and they did not have a runner on base until the fifth, at which point the Red Sox had all the runs they would need. Rodriguez extended his scoreless innings streak to 24 before allowing an infield hit and a double in the sixth inning.
The Red Sox hit three home runs: Eduardo Nunez leading off the fifth (it hit off the top of the wall in left-center and was originally called a double, until the Red Sox challenged the call); Jackie Bradley with two outs in the fifth (he belted the first pitch to right-center; in his previous at-bat, he hit a first-pitch triple to center); and Ian Kinsler with one out in the eighth (on a 3-0 count).