Chicago White Sox vs Boston Red Sox, July 8, 2026

Red SoxBOS
5-0
Final
White SoxCWS

July 8, 2026, 7:40 PM ET | Rate Field

Last 5 Form

Boston Red Sox

5-0

Last 5
W 5-2
@ LAA
W 8-1
@ LAA
W 7-5
@ LAA
W 8-1
@ CWS
W 5-0
@ CWS

Chicago White Sox

2-3

Last 5
L 3-4
@ CLE
W 3-1
@ CLE
W 7-6
@ CLE
L 1-8
vs BOS
L 0-5
vs BOS

Starting Pitchers

Boston Red Sox

Jake Bennett headshot
Jake Bennett
Recorded starter

Chicago White Sox

Davis Martin headshot
Davis Martin
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Jul 8, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Boston Red Sox42-48.467#4#712.0
Chicago White Sox47-44.516#1N/A-
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Boston Red SoxChicago White Sox
.717
OPS
.726
163
HR
211
689
Runs
776
3.54
ERA
4.12
1.23
WHIP
1.31
1398
Strikeouts by pitchers
1337

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Boston Red Sox

Hitters

Willson Contreras headshot
Willson Contreras

6 H, 2 HR, 8 RBI

Romy Gonzalez headshot
Romy Gonzalez

6 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI

Ceddanne Rafaela headshot
Ceddanne Rafaela

8 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Pitchers

Payton Tolle headshot
Payton Tolle

6.0 IP, 6 SO, 0.00 ERA

Greg Weissert headshot
Greg Weissert

3.1 IP, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA

Jake Bennett headshot
Jake Bennett

14.2 IP, 10 SO, 1.23 ERA

Chicago White Sox

Hitters

Colson Montgomery headshot
Colson Montgomery

4 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI

Miguel Vargas headshot
Miguel Vargas

3 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Tristan Peters headshot
Tristan Peters

5 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Pitchers

Trevor Richards headshot
Trevor Richards

5.2 IP, 10 SO, 0.00 ERA

Sean Burke headshot
Sean Burke

6.0 IP, 11 SO, 1.50 ERA

Anthony Kay headshot
Anthony Kay

4.0 IP, 2 SO, 2.25 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Jake Bennett headshot
Jake Bennett
Boston Red Sox, MLBDB pick
Trevor Richards headshot
Trevor Richards
Chicago White Sox, MLBDB pick
Tsung-Che Cheng headshot
Tsung-Che Cheng
Boston Red Sox, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Boston Red Sox 5, Chicago White Sox 0: BOS 10 hits, CWS 4 hits; BOS 0 errors, CWS 1 error.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
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Chicago White Sox000000000041

Box Score

Batting

3 players led Boston Red Sox with 2 hits each.

Boston Red Sox batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Anthony Seigler2B1100100
Andruw Monasterio2B3000010
Ceddanne RafaelaCF5021000
Wilyer AbreuRF5010030
Willson Contreras1B2000000
Romy Gonzalez1B2010010
Masataka YoshidaDH5110020
Caleb Durbin3B3120000
Jarren DuranLF3100130
Carlos NarváezC3011000
Tsung-Che ChengSS3122110
Totals3551043110

Luisangel Acuña led Chicago White Sox with 2 hits.

Chicago White Sox batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Miguel Vargas1B4000000
Randal GrichukDH4000000
Colson Montgomery3B4000030
Chase Meidroth2B/SS4010010
Sam AntonacciLF/2B2010100
Braden MontgomeryRF3000010
Junior PerezCF/LF3000010
Kyle TeelC3000000
Luisangel AcuñaSS2020000
Tristan PetersPH/CF1000000
Totals30040160

Pitching

Jake Bennett went 7.0 innings for Boston Red Sox (4 SO, 0 ER); Davis Martin went 4.0 innings for Chicago White Sox (2 SO, 5 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Boston Red Sox
Jake Bennett7.0400140
Greg Weissert1.0000000
Jovani Morán1.0000020
Chicago White Sox
Davis Martin4.0655220
Chris Murphy1.0100020
Seranthony Domínguez1.0000110
Bryan Hudson1.0000020
Trevor Richards2.0300040
AB
at-bats
R
runs
H
hits
RBI
runs batted in
BB
walks
SO
strikeouts
HR
home runs
IP
innings pitched
ER
earned runs

Scoring Summary

  • T3

    Single Tsung-Che Cheng singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Junior Perez. Jarren Duran scores. Tsung-Che Cheng to 2nd. BOS 1, CWS 0

  • T3

    Double Ceddanne Rafaela doubles (21) on a fly ball to center fielder Junior Perez. Tsung-Che Cheng scores. Anthony Seigler to 3rd. BOS 2, CWS 0

  • T3

    Flyout Willson Contreras flies out sharply to center fielder Junior Perez. BOS 3, CWS 0

  • T4

    Single Carlos Narváez singles on a line drive to right fielder Braden Montgomery. Masataka Yoshida scores. Caleb Durbin to 3rd. BOS 4, CWS 0

  • T4

    Single Tsung-Che Cheng singles on a line drive to right fielder Braden Montgomery. Caleb Durbin scores. Carlos Narváez to 2nd. BOS 5, CWS 0

Play-by-Play

All 72 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • B9

    Strikeout Chase Meidroth strikes out swinging. BOS 5, CWS 0

  • B9

    Strikeout Colson Montgomery strikes out swinging. BOS 5, CWS 0

  • B9

    Groundout Randal Grichuk grounds out, third baseman Caleb Durbin to first baseman Romy Gonzalez. BOS 5, CWS 0

  • T9

    Strikeout Masataka Yoshida called out on strikes. BOS 5, CWS 0

  • T9

    Single Romy Gonzalez singles on a soft ground ball to third baseman Colson Montgomery. Ceddanne Rafaela to 2nd. BOS 5, CWS 0

  • T9

    Strikeout Wilyer Abreu strikes out swinging. BOS 5, CWS 0

  • T9

    Single Ceddanne Rafaela singles on a ground ball to right fielder Braden Montgomery. BOS 5, CWS 0

  • T9

    Flyout Andruw Monasterio flies out to center fielder Tristan Peters. BOS 5, CWS 0

  • B8

    Groundout Miguel Vargas grounds out, second baseman Andruw Monasterio to first baseman Romy Gonzalez. BOS 5, CWS 0

  • B8

    Groundout Tristan Peters grounds out to first baseman Romy Gonzalez. BOS 5, CWS 0

  • B8

    Flyout Kyle Teel flies out to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela. BOS 5, CWS 0

  • T8

    Strikeout Tsung-Che Cheng called out on strikes. BOS 5, CWS 0

  • T8

    Pop Out Carlos Narváez pops out to second baseman Chase Meidroth. BOS 5, CWS 0

  • T8

    Strikeout Jarren Duran called out on strikes. BOS 5, CWS 0

  • T8

    Double Caleb Durbin doubles (18) on a line drive to right fielder Braden Montgomery. BOS 5, CWS 0

  • B7

    Pop Out Junior Perez pops out to second baseman Andruw Monasterio. BOS 5, CWS 0

  • B7

    Pop Out Braden Montgomery pops out to third baseman Caleb Durbin. BOS 5, CWS 0

  • B7

    Groundout Sam Antonacci grounds out, second baseman Andruw Monasterio to first baseman Romy Gonzalez. BOS 5, CWS 0

  • T7

    Strikeout Masataka Yoshida called out on strikes. BOS 5, CWS 0

  • T7

    Hit By Pitch Romy Gonzalez hit by pitch. BOS 5, CWS 0

  • T7

    Strikeout Wilyer Abreu strikes out swinging. BOS 5, CWS 0

  • T7

    Field Error Ceddanne Rafaela reaches on a throwing error by shortstop Luisangel Acuña. BOS 5, CWS 0

  • B6

    Groundout Chase Meidroth grounds out, third baseman Caleb Durbin to first baseman Romy Gonzalez. BOS 5, CWS 0

  • B6

    Strikeout Colson Montgomery called out on strikes. BOS 5, CWS 0

  • B6

    Groundout Randal Grichuk grounds out, third baseman Caleb Durbin to first baseman Romy Gonzalez. BOS 5, CWS 0

  • T6

    Strikeout Andruw Monasterio strikes out swinging. BOS 5, CWS 0

  • T6

    Walk Tsung-Che Cheng walks. BOS 5, CWS 0

  • T6

    Flyout Carlos Narváez flies out to right fielder Braden Montgomery. BOS 5, CWS 0

  • B5

    Flyout Miguel Vargas flies out to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela. BOS 5, CWS 0

  • B5

    Single Luisangel Acuña singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. BOS 5, CWS 0

  • B5

    Lineout Kyle Teel lines out to second baseman Andruw Monasterio. BOS 5, CWS 0

  • B5

    Flyout Junior Perez flies out sharply to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela. BOS 5, CWS 0

  • T5

    Strikeout Jarren Duran strikes out swinging. BOS 5, CWS 0

  • T5

    Hit By Pitch Caleb Durbin hit by pitch. BOS 5, CWS 0

  • T5

    Groundout Masataka Yoshida grounds out, first baseman Miguel Vargas to pitcher Chris Murphy. Wilyer Abreu to 3rd. BOS 5, CWS 0

  • T5

    Strikeout Romy Gonzalez strikes out on a foul tip. BOS 5, CWS 0

  • T5

    Double Wilyer Abreu doubles (19) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Braden Montgomery. BOS 5, CWS 0

  • B4

    Grounded Into DP Braden Montgomery grounds into a double play, third baseman Caleb Durbin to second baseman Andruw Monasterio to first baseman Romy Gonzalez. Sam Antonacci out at 2nd. Braden Montgomery out at 1st. BOS 5, CWS 0

  • B4

    Single Sam Antonacci singles on a ground ball to left fielder Jarren Duran. BOS 5, CWS 0

  • B4

    Bunt Groundout Chase Meidroth bunt grounds out softly, pitcher Jake Bennett to first baseman Romy Gonzalez. BOS 5, CWS 0

  • T4

    Groundout Ceddanne Rafaela grounds out, pitcher Davis Martin to second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Miguel Vargas. BOS 5, CWS 0

  • T4

    Forceout Andruw Monasterio grounds into a force out, third baseman Colson Montgomery to second baseman Chase Meidroth. Carlos Narváez to 3rd. Tsung-Che Cheng out at 2nd. Andruw Monasterio to 1st. BOS 5, CWS 0

  • T4

    Single Tsung-Che Cheng singles on a line drive to right fielder Braden Montgomery. Caleb Durbin scores. Carlos Narváez to 2nd. BOS 5, CWS 0

  • T4

    Single Carlos Narváez singles on a line drive to right fielder Braden Montgomery. Masataka Yoshida scores. Caleb Durbin to 3rd. BOS 4, CWS 0

  • T4

    Strikeout Jarren Duran strikes out swinging. BOS 3, CWS 0

  • T4

    Single Caleb Durbin singles on a fly ball to center fielder Junior Perez. Masataka Yoshida to 2nd. BOS 3, CWS 0

  • T4

    Single Masataka Yoshida singles on a line drive to right fielder Braden Montgomery. BOS 3, CWS 0

  • B3

    Groundout Colson Montgomery grounds out softly, second baseman Andruw Monasterio to first baseman Romy Gonzalez. BOS 3, CWS 0

  • B3

    Lineout Randal Grichuk lines out to shortstop Tsung-Che Cheng. BOS 3, CWS 0

  • B3

    Flyout Miguel Vargas flies out to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela. BOS 3, CWS 0

  • B3

    Single Luisangel Acuña singles on a ground ball to left fielder Jarren Duran. BOS 3, CWS 0

  • T3

    Flyout Willson Contreras flies out sharply to center fielder Junior Perez. BOS 3, CWS 0

  • T3

    Groundout Wilyer Abreu grounds out to first baseman Miguel Vargas. BOS 2, CWS 0

  • T3

    Double Ceddanne Rafaela doubles (21) on a fly ball to center fielder Junior Perez. Tsung-Che Cheng scores. Anthony Seigler to 3rd. BOS 2, CWS 0

  • T3

    Walk Anthony Seigler walks. BOS 1, CWS 0

  • T3

    Single Tsung-Che Cheng singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Junior Perez. Jarren Duran scores. Tsung-Che Cheng to 2nd. BOS 1, CWS 0

  • T3

    Sac Bunt Carlos Narváez out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Davis Martin to first baseman Miguel Vargas. Jarren Duran to 2nd. BOS 0, CWS 0

  • T3

    Walk Jarren Duran walks. BOS 0, CWS 0

  • B2

    Groundout Kyle Teel grounds out softly, catcher Carlos Narváez to first baseman Willson Contreras. BOS 0, CWS 0

  • B2

    Strikeout Junior Perez called out on strikes. BOS 0, CWS 0

  • B2

    Strikeout Braden Montgomery strikes out swinging. BOS 0, CWS 0

  • B2

    Walk Sam Antonacci walks. Chase Meidroth to 2nd. BOS 0, CWS 0

  • B2

    Single Chase Meidroth singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Jarren Duran. BOS 0, CWS 0

  • T2

    Flyout Caleb Durbin flies out to right fielder Braden Montgomery. BOS 0, CWS 0

  • T2

    Groundout Masataka Yoshida grounds out, first baseman Miguel Vargas to pitcher Davis Martin. BOS 0, CWS 0

  • T2

    Lineout Willson Contreras lines out sharply to second baseman Chase Meidroth. BOS 0, CWS 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Colson Montgomery strikes out on a foul tip. BOS 0, CWS 0

  • B1

    Flyout Randal Grichuk flies out to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. BOS 0, CWS 0

  • B1

    Lineout Miguel Vargas lines out to third baseman Caleb Durbin. BOS 0, CWS 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Wilyer Abreu strikes out on a foul tip. BOS 0, CWS 0

  • T1

    Lineout Ceddanne Rafaela lines out sharply to left fielder Sam Antonacci. BOS 0, CWS 0

  • T1

    Flyout Anthony Seigler flies out to right fielder Braden Montgomery. BOS 0, CWS 0