Final: Red Sox 9, White Sox 2

The Red Sox steamrolled the Chicago White Sox 9-2, picking up their third straight win and sixth in the last seven games.

With the game tied 2-2 in the eighth inning, the Sox erupted for another big inning, scoring seven times including four on a grand slam by Xander Bogaerts. Mitch Moreland added two RBI with run-scoring singles in the second and eighth innings.

Rick Porcello allowed just two runs over six innings, though he didn't factor in the decision.

WHO: Red Sox vs. Chicago White Sox
WHEN: 2:10 p.m.
WHERE: Guaranteed Rate Field
SERIES TO DATE: Red Sox 2-1
STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Rick Porcello (2-3, 5.52) vs RHP Dylan Covey (0-1, 6.75)
TV/RADIO: NESN/WEEI 93.7 FM

IN-GAME OBSERVATIONS:

5:08  Xander Bogaerts, who hit three grand slams last season, hits his first one this season and this one is officially a laugher. Bogaerts once again shows his ability to handle pitches in.

5:03  White Sox gift-wrapping this one in the eighth: two errors, three walks.

4:40 After a leadoff walk, Brandon Workman retires the next three hitters. Opposing batter are now 2-for-46.

4:14 Changeup from Porcello leaks back over the middle and Jose Abreu hits it out to left. Second homer off Porcello in the last two innings after he had allowed two homers in his previous four starts combined.

4:07 Even though Pearce broke out a bit with two hits on Saturday night, still not locked in. Lots of pitches in that at-bat right over the heart of the plate and couldn't do anything with those pitches.

3:55  Two-seamer from Martinez thrown right into Ryan Cordell's hot zone -- down and away -- and he drives it over the fence in center to cut the Red Sox' lead in half and end Porcello's scoreless streak at 15.2 innings.

3:46 Martinez's approach is so impressive. Seems like pitchers can't come in on him because he's capable of unleashing that inside-out swing and hitting the ball the other way. Scores Bradley from second.

3:36 Porcello works out of trouble after allowing a leadoff single. His shutout string has reached 15 straight innings.

3:07 Porcello's been a little more efficient the last two innings. After needing 24 pitches to get through the first, he's thrown just 30 over the last two

3:01 That's eight hits for Andrew Benintendi in this series.

2:53 Coming into today, the Sox had allowed just five stolen bases in the previous 22 games. But already, White Sox have two successful steals in the first two innings.

2:44 A bit of inexperience showing there for Michael Chavis, who drifts back on a catchable popup in shallow center, but doesn't track it well enough at the end to make the catch. Bloop single drops in for Tim Anderson.

2:39 Mitch Moreland snaps an 0-for-9 with an RBI single up the middle, scoring Devers from third base.

LINEUPS

RED SOX

Benintendi LF
Bogaerts SS
Martinez RF
Devers 3B
Chavis 2B
Moreland 1B
Pearce DH
Bradley CF
Leon C

WHITE SOX

Garcia CF
Moncada 3B
Abreu 1B
Alonso DH
Anderson SS
Delmonico LF
Castillo C
Sanchez 2B
Cordell RF

WHAT'S UP: The Red Sox have won five of their last six and with a win in the series finale, got win back-to-back series for the first time this season...The Sox established seasonshighs in runs (15) and hits (20) with their 15-2 win Saturday night...In their last 21 games, Red Sox starters have compiled an ERA of 3.09....Michael Chavis has hit six homers in his first 14 games, the most to start a Red Sox career since Sam Horn also hit six in his first 14 games in 1987...Chavis has reached base at least once in each of his last 11 games and is hitting .410 with a .521 on-base percentage in that span...Rafael Devers has reached safely in each of his last 18 games, with 11 RBI in his last 10 games after driving in just three runs in his first 24 games...In the last four games, Red  Sox pitchers have struck out 44 hitters while issuing only eight walks....Red Sox starters have contributed quality starts in eight of the last 10 games including the last three in a row...Andrew Benintendi is 7-for-14 on the current road trip...Xander Bogaerts has reached base in 17 of his last 18 games and in 27 of the last 29....J.D. Martinez has produced seven hits in his last three games and has reached base nine times in his 15 plate appearances in this series vs. the White Sox...Mitch Moreland is 0-for-7 in this series and 0-for-9 overall...Steve Pearce had two hits and two RBI Saturday night, marking the first  time this season that he had multiple hits or multiple RBI in the same game...The Sox have won each of Rick Porcello's last three starts... Porcello has an 11-inning scoreless streak coming into the game...Over his last three starts, Porcello is 2-0 with a 2.29 ERA while holding opponents to a .197 batting average...In his career, Porcello is 11-9 with a 4.39 ERA...Yolmer Sanchez is 7-for-18 (.389) lifetime against Porcello while Leury Garcia is just 3-for-13 with five strikeouts...The Sox have only faced Dylan Covey once before with Bogaerts going 3-for-5 against him.