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Series overview

Result: White Sox win series 2–1 vs Red Sox

Record: now 5–10

Run differential vs BOS: CWS 16, BOS 22 (two tight wins, one blowout loss)

Game 1 – Walkoff chaos

White Sox 6, Red Sox 5 (10 inn.) – 4/11

Dream start: Meidroth double, Robert 2-run shot, and Korey Lee solo in the 1st = quick 3–0 lead. Newcomb threw 100+ pitches in <5 IP and you made him pay.

Perez shaky but serviceable: 5.1 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 7 K. Dominant first three, then the 5th got ugly (Campbell 2-run HR, Casas solo).

Bullpen marathon:

Shuster/Wilson/Eisert bridged to the 9th; Burke tried to close it but Casas walk + small ball + sac fly from Duran tied it.

Extras: Chapman intentionally walked Vargas in the 10th, Lee singled, and Lenyn Sosa shot a walkoff single through the left side to score Vargas.

Key performers

Luis Robert Jr.: 3-for-5, HR, 2 RBI, 2 SB, several big defensive plays.

Chase Meidroth: table-setter, 3 hits including that leadoff double.

Lenyn Sosa: the walkoff knock and solid second base defense.

Game 2 – Vargas and the middle of the order slug a comeback

White Sox 7, Red Sox 5 – 4/12

Martin vs. Giolito had “who blinks first?” vibes. Martin punched out 9 in 4.2 IP but one crooked inning (Casas grand slam) flipped a 3–0 lead into a 4–3 deficit.

Third inning punch: Teel walk, Meidroth walk, Vaughn RBI grounder, then Miguel Vargas crushed a 2-run homer to left for a 3–0 lead.

The Boston 5th: Wong single, two walks, sac fly from Sabol, then Casas’ three-run blast to right. 4–3 BOS.

Game-winning 6th:

Lee single, Teel single, Meidroth RBI single (4–4).

Bases-loaded walk to Vaughn and then another to Vargas made it 6–4.

Robert sac fly pushed it to 6–4; Boston never quite recovered.

Insurance in the 7th: Sosa single, steal, and Meidroth smoked a double for a 7–5 cushion.

Pitching

Davis Martin: 4.2 IP, 3 ER, 9 K – kept you in it despite the big swing.

Bryse Wilson: 2.0 scoreless for the win, Clevinger/Eisert locked it down from there.

Standouts

Vargas: HR, multiple walks, constant traffic in the middle.

Meidroth: on base all series; 2 more hits and the big double.

Sosa: 3 hits, 2 steals, quietly a pest.

Game 3 – Houck and Devers slam the door

Red Sox 12, White Sox 3 – 4/13

Early signs: Abreu’s 1st-inning homer put Cannon behind right away. You tied it in the 3rd (Meidroth single, steal, Robert sac fly), but never led.

Game turns in 4th–5th:

4th: string of singles + wild pitch = 3-run Boston frame.

5th: Devers leadoff double, then Bregman 2-run homer off Cannon made it 6–1 and effectively ended his day.

Dunn/Anderson/Shuster couldn’t stop the bleeding; Devers’ 2-run shot and Rafaela’s late double blew it open to 10–2 and then 12–3.

Offensively you scratched out 3 runs (Robert sac fly, Maton RBI double, Meidroth RBI double), but just 3 hits total and very little sustained pressure.

Player of the Series (White Sox)

Miguel Vargas

Hit in all three games and was right in the middle of every rally:

Game 1: big early ABs plus scored the winning run in extras.

Game 2: 2-run HR and a bases-loaded walk; 3 RBI total.

Game 3: still reached base and drove the ball even in a blowout.

He’s starting to look like a legitimate middle-order anchor.

Honorable mentions: Chase Meidroth (on-base monster; key doubles & RBI), Luis Robert Jr. (power, speed, defense, impact in every close game).

Pitching snapshot from the set

Arrow up

Bryse Wilson: 4.0 IP across Games 2–3 with only one run allowed, plus the win in Game 2.

Back-end trio (Clevinger, Hendriks, Eisert): closed out the Game 2 win cleanly; Eisert also put out fires in Game 1.

Concern

Cannon & Dunn: combined 6.0 IP, 10 ER vs a patient Boston lineup. Walks and deep counts were a problem.

Perez/Martin: each had one bad inning that turned good starts into merely “fine.” Still, both at least got into the 5th and kept you competitive.

Lineup / roster notes

Zach DeLoach optioned to AAA (4/15):

Classic “numbers game” move: RF/LF is crowded with Vargas, Robert, Maton shuttling around, plus Taylor as the true glove.

DeLoach delivered one of the year’s biggest swings so far (monster HR vs Newcomb earlier in the homestand), but with sporadic playing time and some chase, he’s the easy option guy.

Josh Rojas activated from IL:

Adds a lefty bat and real infield versatility (2B/3B/SS).

Likely squeezes Maton’s playing time at short and could eat into Meidroth/Lipcius reps if they cool off.

Also gives you a legit bench bat vs RHP late in games where you’d been leaning on Taylor or backup catcher spots.