
CHICAGO — Jarren Duran, Enmanuel Valdez and Jamie Westbrook homered, Tanner Houck pitched seven solid innings and the Boston Red Sox handed the White Sox their franchise-record 14th straight loss, beating Chicago 14-2 on Thursday night.
The White Sox surpassed a mark set by the 1924 team while extending baseball’s longest slide this season. They are a major league-worst 15-48.
Duran and Ceddanne Rafaela each had four of Boston’s season-high 24 hits. Duran got the rout started with his third career leadoff homer.
Valdez added a three-run drive against White Sox starter Jake Woodford (0-2) in the fourth and Boston scored four in the inning to go up 7-0. Pinch hitter Jamie Westbrook hit his first major league homer in the seventh, and the Red Sox rolled to another easy win after beating Atlanta 9-0 on Wednesday.
Houck (6-5) gave up two runs and three hits, and struck out nine without a walk. The right-hander did not allow a hit until the sixth, when Lenyn Sosa led off with a single and scored on Zach DeLoach’s double. He also gave up a solo homer to Andrew Vaughn in the seventh.
Woodford got tagged for seven runs and 10 hits – matching a career high and setting one – in four innings.
Rafaela was 4 for 6 with four RBI.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Red Sox: DH/OF Masataka Yoshida (strained left thumb), on the IL since late April, remains on course to begin a rehab assignment this weekend, Manager Alex Cora said. … The Red Sox reinstated right-hander Isaiah Campbell (right shoulder impingement) from the 15-day injured list and optioned him to Triple-A Worcester.
White Sox: Right-hander Mike Clevinger (right elbow inflammation) will likely need multiple rehab outings before he returns to the rotation, Manager Pedro Grifol said. … Grifol said outfielder Eloy Jiménez (strained left hamstring) could begin a rehab assignment next week. Jiménez was hurt scoring from second in Chicago’s 5-0 win at Toronto on May 21. … Third baseman Yoán Moncada’s recovery from a strained left adductor has been slowed, though he hasn’t suffered a setback, Grifol said. Moncada, who has not played since April 9, is projected to return sometime after the All-Star break.
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