Miley imploded in the seventh inning.
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Hanley Ramirez has been a disaster on defense this year – his first as a starting outfielder – so the Red Sox will make a big change leading into 2016.
Transitioning into a permanent left fielder upon his arrival in Boston after playing shortstop for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2014, Ramirez can help fill an empty void for the franchise at first base with up-and-comers continuing to flourish in the outfield. Back-to-back singles following the play scored a run, though Geovany Soto was thrown out in a rundown to end the inning.
Wade Miley allowed just two earned runs over six innings Tuesday night against the White Sox. But Alexei Ramirez gave Miley a break by attempting a bunt which ended with Avisail Garcia out at third, Soto struck out swinging at a changeup, and a Carlos Sanchez ground ball ended the inning with the tie intact.
The White Sox first got to Miley in the second inning, but the Sox were fortunate that it wasn’t worse.
Chicago got its second run in the fourth inning on an RBI single from Thompson to score Jose Abreu.
Batting in the fifth spot against lefty Wade Miley, Thompson came up a homer short of the cycle, and his hits counted. The center fielder put the Red Sox up 2-1 in the third inning with a Little League home run – he scored Josh Rutledge with a double, then crossed home on a throwing error – and Pablo Sandoval knocked him in during the sixth to give Boston a 3-2 lead. It started innocuously enough, with a couple base hits around a ground ball out from Adam Eaton pulling the White Sox within a run and prompting a visit to the mound.
Ramirez failed to field the line drive into left field, missing the ball and letting it bounce to the wall as Chicago runners advanced. The bullpen managed to hold it down, but Boston’s offense couldn’t muster any more runs.
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The Red Sox will finish out their series against the White Sox on Wednesday with another 8:10 p.m. ET start.
