BOSTON – Yermín Mercedes started a three-run attack in the fourth, with a panoramic round from home, and the Chicago White Sox finished their doubles match by defeating the Boston Red Sox 5-1 on Sunday.
Nick Madrigal had two hits and produced two touchdowns for Chicago, which returned to .500.
In Game 1, Tim Anderson entered the first field of play, and Dallas Keuchel threw five solid innings.
JD Martinez hit an RBI single for the only race in Boston in the second game.
Returning to their traditional red lettering uniform in Game 2, the Red Sox lost for the third time in four games following a nine-game winning streak.
Mercedes got confused with a change of speed from the Venezuelan Martín Pérez (0-1) and dropped him at the bottom of the central field, about 431 meters from the pentagon. Danny Mendick had a simple RBI, and Madrigal brought another on the set with a double to make it 4-0.
Matt Foster (1-1) withdrew five enemies in relief work to stay with the victory
In the first game, Cuban Yasmani Grandal added an RBI double, and compatriot Yoán Moncada produced a new one-on-one race for the White Sox, who had lost three games in a row.
It was the second loss in the last 12 games for the Red Sox.
Kiké Hernández hit a home run on the front gate of the field for Boston, which started the day with the most victories (7) coming from behind.
Anderson missed a 96.8-mile fast ball from Tanner Houck.
For the White Sox, the Cubans Moncada 3-1 with an RBI; José Abreu 3-1 with a goal scored; Luis Robert 3-0. Dominican Yermín Mercedes 3-0; his compatriot Leury García 3-0. Cuban Grandal 3-1 with an RBI.
For the Red Sox, Puerto Rican Enrique Hernández 3-1 with a marked run and an RBI. Mexican Alex Verdugo 3-1. Dominican Rafael Devers 3-1.
In the second game, for the White Sox, the Dominican Mercedes 4-1 with one produced and one scored; Leury Garcia 3-2 with two runs scored Cubans José Abreu 4-0 with a single RBI; Luis Robert 4-2 and Yoán Moncada 2-1.
For the Red Sox, Puerto Rican Enrique Hernández drew 2-0 with a run. Mexican Alex Verdugo 3-1. Dominicans Rafael Devers 3-0; Franchy Cordero 1-0. Venezuelan Marwin González 3-0. Puerto Rico Christian Vázquez 3-0.