Fortunately, that didn’t come to pass in the first inning as they mounted a two-out rally to get on the board early. They didn’t put on the same kind of onslaught, but it wasn’t really for a lack of chances, just some chances that were wasted.
Meanwhile, the Red Sox offense was looking to pick up where they left off on Tuesday when they scored 16 runs, facing White Sox ace Lucas Giolito. He kept it going in the fourth as well with yet another perfect inning in his second go around against the top of the order. Chciago finally managed to put a runner on base against the southpaw in the third when Hill walked the second batter of the inning, but he followed that up with a first-pitch double play to end that inning, still having faced the minimum in the game. He retired the other two batters to come to the plate in that first inning, then retired the side in order yet again in the second. It was the first time the White Sox shortstop struck out looking all season. He showed right away on Wednesday night in Chicago that he was on his game, starting out the game by getting Tim Anderson to go down looking. The veteran is limited with his innings every time he takes the mound, which is understandable for someone in his 40s, but when he is on the mound he’s shown that he can be effective against any lineup on any given day, so long as his command is working. It’s been a bit of a strange season for Rich Hill back in Boston, though it’s certainly been more good than bad. That erased a solid outing for Rich Hill, who gave up a big three-run homer but was otherwise strong, and snapped the six-game win streak. Facing White Sox ace Lucas Giolito, they had plenty of runners on base but went just 1-8 with runners in scoring position, and left 10 runners on base total. Boston did jump out to an early 1-0 lead in the top half of the first, but that was the end of their run scoring. But looking at the actual game itself, it was a frustrating night reminiscent of the early portion of the season. The Red Sox were not going to win every game for the rest of the season, so in that sense it’s tough to be about too upset about a loss on Wednesday night.
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