Red Sox extend streak to 8 with 13-inning win
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- Caleb Durbin lined a single to center field off Erick Fedde in the 13th inning, scoring Nick Sogard to give the Red Sox a 12-11 win over the White Sox after a 4-hour, 23-minute game — the second-longest in the pitch clock era.
- Red Sox extended their winning streak to eight games and have won 10 of their past 11, becoming the first MLB team in history to score in five consecutive innings in the ninth or later, per Elias Sports Bureau.
- Boston tied the longest expansion-era streak with 13 consecutive wins against teams that entered the game with a winning record, and have now swept six series against first-place teams — a single-season high.
- Connor Wong hit a two-run home run and Anthony Seigler added three RBIs, while Wilyer Abreu delivered the game-tying RBI in the ninth after Chicago had led 7-6.
- Brayan Bello earned the victory as the last of nine Red Sox pitchers, while Fedde was the last of eight Chicago pitchers in the loss.
- White Sox catcher Joey Bart left the game in the seventh inning with a fifth metacarpal fracture in his left hand and will be evaluated, a costly blow for Chicago.
Why it matters: The Red Sox's 13 consecutive wins against winning-record teams ties the longest expansion-era mark, and their six series sweeps of first-place teams is a single-season high. Interim manager Chad Tracy credited the team's refusal to lose after Chicago led 7-6 in the ninth. The White Sox absorbed a gut-punch loss and lost catcher Joey Bart to a hand fracture in the process.
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