White Sox get beat down in Beantown, 14-2

August 5, 2026 - 07:43

The Chicago White Sox opened their series in Boston with a thud, falling to the Red Sox 14-2 on Friday night. Starter Davis Martin took the brunt of the damage, surrendering nine runs over just four innings of work. Boston hitters teed off early and never let up, stringing together hits and walks that turned the game into a rout by the middle innings.

Martin's command was off from the start. He gave up a pair of homers, including a three-run shot in the third that broke the game open. The bullpen didn't fare much better, as the Red Sox kept adding on against the relief corps. By the seventh inning, the scoreboard read 14-1, and most of the energy had drained out of the visiting dugout.

The White Sox offense managed little against Boston's starter. They scraped together a run in the fourth on a sacrifice fly and added another in the eighth on a solo homer, but that was about it. The team left several runners on base in the early innings, missing chances to keep the game close before Boston pulled away.

It was a rough night all around for Chicago, which now looks to bounce back in the second game of the series. The loss drops their record further below .500, and the pitching staff will need a quick reset before taking the mound again.