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White Sox score 5 runs in the 9th and avoid a series sweep with 7-2 comeback win over the Red Sox

BOSTON (AP) — Dominic Fletcher’s RBI double sparked a five-run ninth inning and the Chicago White Sox avoided a three-game sweep with a 7-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday.

Chicago starter Chris Flexen’s winless streak extended to 21 straight starts — the longest in team history — after he was pulled with the game tied in the seventh inning. The 30-year-old right-hander gave up two runs on six hits, striking out six and walking one.

Chicago (33-111) had lost 14 of its last 15 games before rallying against against Boston reliever Zack Kelly (6-3).