White Sox 8, Red Sox 4: The Good Sox Win!

Watch out, we had some late-inning scoring for the South Siders!

My first coverage win of the season! (And hopefully not my last.) The Chicago White Sox won the third game of this four-game set, 8-4, in an all-around solid game.

But the offensive comeback was really the story this Easter Sunday. The team was down 4-2 for the majority of the game, and it really looked like they were dead in the water. Luckily, the bats came alive.

The White Sox scored in the top of the first inning after with a two-out rally, started by a Luis Robert Jr. walk and short-porch homer courtesy of Matt Thaiss.

The lead didn’t last long, as the Red Sox retaliated in the bottom of the inning. Two back-to-back errors in the infield (Lenyn Sosa and Miguel Vargas) led to runners on first and second, and Wilyer Abreu launched a three-run home run off of Sean Burke to take a 3-2 lead. A Jarren Duran single extended the Red Sox lead to 4-2, where the score stayed until the top of the seventh inning.

Overall, not the best but not the worst inning for Burke. He went five innings, with five hits, four runs (one earned) and five strikeouts. His ERA is now down to 6.23. Control still seems to be a looming issue, as we also saw three walks from Burke.

Tanner Houck went a solid six innings for the Bad Sox, as he had only three hits, two runs, two walks, and seven strikeouts in bouncing back from his terrible last outing.

Luckily, the White Sox were able to jump on the bullpen to start the seventh inning. Sosa started it off with a single. Two hit-by-pitches to Joshua Palacios and Miguel Vargas loaded the bases with no outs and a chance to threaten. Although it was a risky move, Brooks Baldwin elected for a sacrifice bunt to score a run and move runners over to second and third with one out.

Edgar Quero pinch-hit for Nick Maton, and the rookie delivered, in clutch fashion. With two strikes, Quero punched an RBI single back through the middle to take the lead.

Not only is it great to see Quero doing well, but to witness some clutch hitting from a White Sox player! Now, the team held a 5-4 lead.

Andrew Benintendi had a solid diving grab in the bottom half of the inning, to preserve that slimmest of leads:

Then, a bittersweet moment came to start the top of the eighth inning. After missing all of last season due to Tommy John surgery, Liam Hendriks returned to the mound for the Red Sox in fitting fashion, against his old team. He was back on the mound after 681 days, to be exact. It was nice to see Hendriks, who meant so much to the Chicago fan base, back on the mound again after all he has been through.

Robert singled off of Hendriks to start the inning, and with one out Andrew Vaughn extended the lead on a mammoth home run over the monster. The team now had some breathing room, 7-4, on Vaughn’s third home run of the year.

The team added one more in the top of the ninth inning after another bases loaded situation. Baldwin had a one-out single, Quero reached due to error, and Robert Jr. was intentionally walked for Thaiss. Thaiss took one for the team, and for a run, after getting hit on his right wrist.

Thaiss was shaken up, but took first and stayed in the game to close it out. Cam Booser started the top of the ninth inning against his old teammates, and closed it out 1-2-3 to end the game stress-free.

Boy does it feel good to get a win, and boy does it feel good to get it fairly easily.

This win ended the six-game losing streak, and brought the team their first road win of the season. Now at 5-16, let’s see if they can string some wins together to make sure that deficit doesn’t continue to grow.

Both teams have an early turnaround tomorrow morning. Yes, you heard that right, tomorrow morning. A 10:10 a.m. CT start will close out the series, as the Good Sox look to avoid another series loss with a win. Jonathan Cannon will take the mound against new Red Sox pitcher Walker Buehler.

Hope everyone recovers from their food coma from today, and get ready for some early-morning baseball!

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Futility Watch

White Sox 2025 Record 5-16, fourth-worst start in White Sox history and tied for 34th-worst start in baseball history. A 5-16 record projects to 39-123 over a full season.

All-Time White Sox Record (1901-2025, 19,227 games) 9,599-9,628 (.4992). It’s been 66 games since the White Sox had an all-time winning record

• Race to the Worst “Modern” 162-Game Record (2024 White Sox, 41-121)
• Race to the Worst “Modern” Record in a 162-Game Season (1962 Mets, 40-120-1, finished three percentage points worse than the 2024 White Sox)
• Race to the Most White Sox Losses (2024, 121)
• Race to the Worst White Sox Record (2024, 41-121)

2 games worse, in each case

Race to the Worst Post-1899 Record (1916 A’s, 38-124 adjusted to 162 games) 1 game better

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