Red Sox up streak to 8 with wild win vs. White Sox
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- Caleb Durbin lined a 13th-inning single to center off Erick Fedde, scoring Nick Sogard to give Boston a 12-11 win and extend its winning streak to eight games
- Boston Red Sox became the first team in MLB history to score in five consecutive innings in the ninth inning or later, per the Elias Sports Bureau, after the White Sox led 7-6 entering the ninth
- Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy praised the team's refusal to lose, with Wilyer Abreu tying the score in the ninth and Boston plating runs in four straight innings before Durbin's walk-off
- Connor Wong hit a two-run homer and Anthony Seigler drove in three runs in the second-longest game of the pitch clock era (4 hours, 23 minutes since 2023)
- Boston has now won 10 of its past 11 games, 10 consecutive series overall, and 13 straight games against teams that entered with a winning record — tied for the longest such streak in the expansion era (since 1961)
- White Sox starter Luis Castillo was chased after four innings in his Chicago debut, allowing five runs on six hits including Wong's homer; catcher Joey Bart exited in the seventh with a fifth metacarpal fracture in his left hand
- Brayan Bello (4-6) earned the win with two innings out of the Red Sox bullpen, while Erick Fedde (6-7) took the loss as the eighth of eight White Sox pitchers
Why it matters: Boston's 13 straight wins against winning-record teams ties the longest such streak in the expansion era (since 1961), underscoring how far this Red Sox run has climbed from afterthought to legitimate postseason contender. The game also marks a rough Chicago debut for Luis Castillo, who allowed five runs in four innings as the White Sox absorbed yet another late-inning collapse.
