Red Sox bring road win streak into game against the White Sox

Updated Jul. 8, 2026 4:01 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Boston Red Sox (41-48, fourth in the AL East) vs. Chicago White Sox (47-43, first in the AL Central)

Chicago; Wednesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Jake Bennett (3-3, 3.10 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 31 strikeouts); White Sox: Davis Martin (9-3, 3.08 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 90 strikeouts)

LINE: White Sox -124, Red Sox +102; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox will try to keep a four-game road win streak alive when they play the Chicago White Sox.

Chicago is 47-43 overall and 28-15 in home games. The White Sox rank third in the AL with 125 total home runs, averaging 1.4 per game.

Boston has gone 24-21 in road games and 41-48 overall. The Red Sox have a 30-9 record in games when they scored at least five runs.

Wednesday's game is the second time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Miguel Vargas has 17 doubles, a triple, 20 home runs and 56 RBIs for the White Sox. Colson Montgomery is 10 for 43 with two doubles, three home runs and seven RBIs over the last 10 games.

Willson Contreras has 16 doubles, two triples and 20 home runs while hitting .287 for the Red Sox. Caleb Durbin is 7 for 36 with a double and two home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: White Sox: 5-5, .233 batting average, 3.98 ERA, outscored opponents by one run

Red Sox: 8-2, .250 batting average, 3.26 ERA, outscored opponents by 16 runs

INJURIES: White Sox: Munetaka Murakami: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Austin Hays: 60-Day IL (calf), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Everson Pereira: 7-Day IL (concussion), Tyler Gilbert: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Jordan Leasure: 60-Day IL (flexor), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tanner Murray: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brooks Baldwin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mike Vasil: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Red Sox: Ranger Suarez: day-to-day (groin), Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (wrist), Johan Oviedo: 60-Day IL (elbow), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Nick Sogard: 10-Day IL (oblique), Connelly Early: 15-Day IL (elbow), Trevor Story: 60-Day IL (abdomen), Isiah Kiner-Falefa: 10-Day IL (forearm), Roman Anthony: 60-Day IL (wrist), Marcelo Mayer: 10-Day IL (forearm), Garrett Crochet: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tanner Houck: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.