The Red Sox have outscored the White Sox 29-4 while winning all four encounters. The Sox are hitting a frankly incredible .168/.222/.176 against Red Sox pitching in those games, and the pitching staff has a 7.20 ERA.
Boston area-native Sean Burke's last eight outings: 50 2/3 IP, 35 H, 8 ER, 9 BB, 67 K, 4 HR, 1.42 ERA. He has double-digit strikeouts in each of his last two starts.
The White Sox designated Austin Hays for assignment earlier Wednesday, a move which was telegraphed by how he was discussed on Monday. Both Hays and Everson Pereira have now been DFA'd in the wake of Brenton Doyle's acquisition, as the Sox have overturned pretty much all of their original outfield save for Tristan Peters, who was a surprise inclusion to the opening day roster as is.
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Lineups:
| Red Sox | White Sox | |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Sogard, 2B | 1 | Sam Antonacci, LF |
| Ceddanne Rafaela, CF | 2 | Munetaka Murakami, 1B |
| Wilyer Abreu, RF | 3 | Miguel Vargas, 3B |
| Willson Contreras, 1B | 4 | Colson Montgomery, SS |
| Masataka Yoshida, DH | 5 | Andrew Benintendi, DH |
| Caleb Durbin, 3B | 6 | Braden Montgomery, RF |
| Jarren Duran, LF | 7 | Tristan Peters, CF |
| Andruw Monasterio, SS | 8 | Chase Meidroth, 2B |
| Connor Wong, C | 9 | Drew Romo, C |
| Sonny Gray | SP | Sean Burke |
