Recap - Carp pinches Sox past Chicago
Jim Monaghan
Contributing Writer
If you're only going to get three hits...and you still expect to win the game...you better make those hits count.
A pinch-hit single by Mike Carp in the bottom of the tenth inning - just the third Boston hit of the game - drove in Daniel Nava to give the Red Sox a 4-3 win over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday afternoon at Fenway Park.
After the Red Sox had rallied in the bottom of the sixth inning to take a 3-1 lead, Chicago tied the game 3-3 in the top of the ninth inning on Conor Gillaspie's two-run homer wrapped around the Pesky Pole off Red Sox closer Koji Uehara.
Jon Lester was dominant, holding Chicago to just one first-inning run on seven hits and no walks while striking out twelve. He needed to be near-perfect, too, as Chicago starter Jose Quintana didn't allow a base runner until Stephen Drew and David Ross walked to start the sixth. Jackie Bradley, Jr. followed with a single to drive home Drew and two outs later, David Ortiz (pictured) chased home Ross and JBJ to give the Sox a 3-1 lead.
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Contributing Writer
If you're only going to get three hits...and you still expect to win the game...you better make those hits count.
After the Red Sox had rallied in the bottom of the sixth inning to take a 3-1 lead, Chicago tied the game 3-3 in the top of the ninth inning on Conor Gillaspie's two-run homer wrapped around the Pesky Pole off Red Sox closer Koji Uehara.
Jon Lester was dominant, holding Chicago to just one first-inning run on seven hits and no walks while striking out twelve. He needed to be near-perfect, too, as Chicago starter Jose Quintana didn't allow a base runner until Stephen Drew and David Ross walked to start the sixth. Jackie Bradley, Jr. followed with a single to drive home Drew and two outs later, David Ortiz (pictured) chased home Ross and JBJ to give the Sox a 3-1 lead.
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