Young’s 3-Run Home Run Helps Red Sox Sweep White Sox
Monday, August 07, 2017
One wasn’t enough for @CY24_7 today! https://t.co/oQc4cteR8I pic.twitter.com/tfjLoW96us
— Red Sox (@RedSox) August 6, 2017
With the win, the Red Sox sweep the White Sox in a four game series at Fenway for the first time since 1988.
Boston improves to 63-49 on the season and maintains a three game lead over the New York Yankees.
Young Comes Through
With the game tied at 3 in the bottom of the 5th, Young hit a belted a three-run home run just inside the left field foul pole to give the Red Sox a 6-3 lead.
The home run was Young’s second of the game, his first coming in the first inning to give the Red Sox a 2-0 lead at the time.
After the White Sox took a 3-2 lead, Young hit an RBI double to score Andrew Benintendi and tie the game at three.
Craig Kimbrel came on in the 9th inning and sealed his 27th save of the season.
Doug Fister went 6.1 innings, striking out seven and giving up three runs en route to his second win of the season.
Next up
The Red Sox are off on Monday, August 7 before returning to action on Tuesday for the start of a two game series against the Tampa Bay Rays.
The Red Sox own MLB’s longest active winning streak (6 games), tied for their longest of the season. Boston is 8-2 in its last 10 games.
— Red Sox Notes (@SoxNotes) August 6, 2017
Related Slideshow: The History of Baseball in Central Massachusetts
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