Boston’s Rafael Devers celebrates after hitting a three-run homer Saturday against the Chicago White Sox at Fenway Park. The Red Sox win in 10 innings, 4-3. Steven Senne/Associated Press
BOSTON — Triston Casas hit a bases-loaded single off the Green Monster to drive in the winning run with one out in the 10th inning on Saturday, lifting the Boston Red Sox to a 4-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
Rafael Devers hit a three-run homer for Boston, which won its fourth straight.
Luis Robert Jr. hit a two-run shot for the White Sox, who lost their sixth in a row and fell to 4-16 overall and 0-8 on the road, the worst road start in team history.
The Red Sox nearly wasted a scoreless outing by Garrett Crochet, who took a no-hitter into the eighth inning of a victory against the White Sox in his previous start. He gave up four singles while striking out seven over six innings on Saturday.
Boston took a 3-0 lead when Devers hit a fastball from Shane Smith that left Fenway Park over the Monster in the fifth.
Chicago tied it with a three-run seventh. Chase Meidroth had an RBI single before Robert hit a hanging sweeper.
Smith gave up three runs over 4 2/3 innings in his fourth major league start. The 25-year-old righty, who grew up about 30 minutes north of Fenway in Danvers, Massachusetts, hit three batters in his second straight start against Boston.
Garrett Whitlock (1-0) got the win after a scoreless 10th.
Key moment
Struggling Casas, who entered the day hitting .172, hit the second pitch of his at-bat in the 10th halfway up the Monster against rookie Mike Vasil (0-1), who had his first major league decision.
Key stat
Crochet has allowed only a run over 13 1/3 innings in his last two starts, both against his former team, with 18 strikeouts.
Up next
White Sox right-hander Sean Burke (1-3, 7.56 ERA) is set to face struggling Red Sox righty Tanner Houck (0-2, 9.16), who was tagged for 12 runs in only 2 1/3 innings against Tampa Bay on Monday.
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