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The Boston Red Sox have now won 11 of their last 13 games, finishing off a second sweep in a row by defeating the Chicago White Sox today, 2-1. Even with their battered starting rotation, they held firm, keeping Chicago to one run.
What helped immensely was the newly reinstated Patrick Sandoval dominating in his first outing since his Tommy John surgery in 2024, giving Boston another starter to rely on, and potentially flip.
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Sandoval sat out all of last season, and started his rehab at AA Portland at the beginning of this one. There, he had 1.13 ERA, 11 Ks and a WHIP of 0.500 over eight innings in two starts. He then moved on to AAA Worcester, where things got a bit rocky.
The Boston Red Sox have now won 11 of their last 13 games, finishing off a second sweep in a row by defeating the Chicago White Sox today, 2-1. Even with their battered starting rotation, they held firm, keeping Chicago to one run.
What helped immensely was the newly reinstated Patrick Sandoval dominating in his first outing since his Tommy John surgery in 2024, giving Boston another starter to rely on, and potentially flip.
Ashley Green-Imagn Images
Sandoval sat out all of last season, and started his rehab at AA Portland at the beginning of this one. There, he had 1.13 ERA, 11 Ks and a WHIP of 0.500 over eight innings in two starts. He then moved on to AAA Worcester, where things got a bit rocky.
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