I followed this game from a few different locations with gaps in between, so feel free to fill in any details I missed with the bullet-point recap:
*The White Sox should've won a game that they led 8-7 heading into the eighth inning. They probably should've won a game where they had runners on the corners with nobody out in the 10th while trailing by one.
*The White Sox probably shouldn't have won a game that they trailed 7-2 after three, which they did after Dylan Cease, whose control wobbled in the first inning, collapsed during a seven-run third inning in which he issued three consecutive walks and gave up a three-run homer.
*Poor Boston defense and a reversal of fortune on drives down the line helped the White Sox tie it up. They loaded the bases with one out in the fourth on a walk, error and sky-high chopper infield single. Brian Goodwin walked to drive in a run, and after César Hernández missed a bases-clearing double by a foot down the right-field line before striking out, Luis Robert cleared the bases with a double down the left-field line. Yoán Moncada then sliced his down double in the same direction to tie the game at 7.
*Yasmani Grandal, who had a huge game, gave the Sox their only lead in the fifth with a solo shot.
*In their fifth full inning of relief, the White Sox bullpen gave the run back. Criag Kimbrel gave up a one-out double to Christian Vazquez, who advanced to third on a wild pitch and scored on a sac fly.
*The Red Sox then scored their run in the 10th off Mike Wright with a one-out single by Travis Shaw. But Wright got two other groundouts to end the inning, and seemed to do his job well enough when Grandal started out the 10th with a single that moved Eloy Jiménez to third.
*Josh Taylor struck out Leury García and Danny Mendick, followed by a Goodwin groundout to end the game. Andrew Vaughn would've been a superior choice to pinch-hit, but Tony La Russa said he wasn't available due to sore legs, which would explain the major slump he's in.
*Cease's streak of 11 starts with three earned runs or fewer crashed to a halt with this line: 2.2 IP, 4 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 5 BB, 5 K. He threw just 40 of 71 pitches for strikes.
*Grandal went 3-for-4 with a homer and a walk, although he grounded into a double play to put a dent in what would've been an impressive WPA total.
*Luis Robert outdid him in the hit column by going 4-for-5 with three doubles.
*José Abreu went 0-for-4 with two double plays and a strikeout, but still garnered the respect to be intentionally walked with a runner on second with two outs in the ninth for Eloy Jiménez.
*García hit a two-run shot in the second inning for the game's first runs.
*Michael Kopech starred in the bullpen's effort, striking out five over 2⅓ innings while allowing just one walk.
*Cleveland got no-hit for the third time this season to drop to 69-71, lowering the White Sox's magic number to 11.
