After rallying in the bottom of the 8th inning to take a 7-6 lead over the White Sox, the Red Sox failed to hang on in an 8-7 loss. Reliever Matt Barnes surrendered a 9th inning two-run home run to Chicago first baseman Jose Abreu in Boston’s final game before departing for a two-game series in London against the Yankees.
On Wednesday night, the United States men’s national team defeated Panama 1-0 in the final match of Gold Cup group play. Forward Jose Altidore scored the decisive goal on a bicycle kick:
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