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SPORTS Monday 11 June 2018

LOPEZ PALKA ble to left field on the 11th
Continued from Page 18 pitch of the game, scoring
The White Sox finished their Yoan Moncada from first
seven-game road trip at to put Chicago ahead 1-0.
4-3, capping their second Devers tied it with his RBI sin-
winning trip of the season. gle to center in the second
"If you get some pitching, after J.D. Martinez's leadoff
you catch the ball as con- double.
sistently as you possibly Porcello hit Matt Davidson
can, you get a little timely on the hand with a fastball
hitting, anything is pos- to load the bases with one
sible," Chicago manager down in the third. Omar
Rick Renteria said. "They've Narvaez popped out to
proven that over the last shortstop the next at-bat,
week or so." but Porcello walked Tim An-
Lopez (2-4) gave up two derson to force in a run and
runs and six hits while strik- put Chicago ahead 2-1.
ing out six with three walks Anderson scored on
in 6 1/3 innings to improve Thompson's one-out
to 1-3 in eight road starts groundout in the sixth for a
this season. Joakim Soria 3-1 lead.
pitched a scoreless ninth Moncada booted Eduardo
for his eighth save. Nunez's two-out grounder Chicago White Sox's Daniel Palka, right, hits a two-run double as Boston Red Sox's Sandy Leon, left,
Rafael Devers drove in a to second in the seventh looks on in the ninth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, June 10, 2018, in Boston.
run for Boston, which has that would have allowed Associated Press
lost three of four. the White Sox to escape a
Red Sox starter Rick Porcel- bases-loaded jam, bringing rehab assignment. Cora bled into first base umpire tucket, and mother attend-
lo (8-3) gave up three runs the Red Sox within a run. said Betts hit in the cage Quinn Wolcott. Anderson ed the series at Fenway
and five hits over six innings, Palka's double to left with during Sunday's game took advantage, round- Park.
walking three and striking two out in the ninth sealed and had "a great day." ... ing third and easily beating "I like coming here, here
out five. the win. 2B Dustin Pedroia (10-day Porcello's throw home. and Pawtucket (R.I.), be-
"We went 1-for-26 with TRAINER'S ROOM DL, left knee inflammation) "I knew he had a long run cause I get to see a lot of
men in scoring position the White Sox: OF Adam En- still has discomfort, but will and I saw him go down," people I know," he said.
whole series," Boston man- gel (right hamstring strain) travel on the team's up- Anderson said. "I was bust- TOUGH BLOW
ager Alex Cora said. "That's missed his fourth straight coming road trip. "It's been ing it." Porcello didn't give up a
the story of the whole se- game. a slow process," Cora said. HOMECOMING (OF SORTS) hit in the third or sixth, but
ries. We had our chances, Red Sox: OF Mookie Betts HEADS-UP PLAY Palka saw plenty of famil- the White Sox scored a run
we didn't take advantage (10-day disabled list, left Porcello won a foot race iar faces in the stands this in each inning thanks to
of it and we lost the series." abdominal strain) contin- to first on Thompson's sixth- weekend. Both his brother, his three walks and one hit
Abreu ripped an RBI dou- ues to progress towards a inning grounder, but stum- who lives in nearby Nan- batsman.q