Shaw singles in 10th, Red Sox beat White Sox 9-8

CHICAGO (AP) — Travis Shaw hit a tiebreaking single in the 10th inning after belting a three-run homer in the third and the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 9-8 on Saturday night.

Shaw found out toward the end of batting practice that he was going to be in the lineup with J.D. Martinez scratched because of back spasms. On short notice, he sure delivered.

Shaw capped a seven-run third with a drive that made it 7-2 and chased Chicago starter Dylan Cease.

“This is kind of the first time I've been in this role,” said Shaw, in his second stint with Boston after being claimed off waivers from Milwaukee on Aug. 15. “When I went back to Milwaukee, the first couple months of the season, I was playing everyday. Even last year in Toronto, I was playing five, six days a week. This is kind of the first time I've been in this role. ... For me, it's still new. I'm still trying to get used to it.”

The AL Central-leading White Sox tied it with five in the fourth and took an 8-7 lead in the fifth when Yasmani Grandal homered off Ryan Brasier. Boston tied it in the eighth on Enrique Hernández’s sacrifice fly against Craig Kimbrel.

Alex Verdugo started the 10th on second and moved up on Bobby Dalbec’s grounder to first. Shaw then lined a tiebreaking single to right against Mike Wright (0-1).

Grandal, playing his 1,000th game, singled leading off the bottom half against Josh Taylor to put runners on first and third. Leury García and Danny Mendick struck out before Brian Goodwin grounded out to end the game. Hernandez raced to his left to field the ball and Dalbec stayed on the bag as he stretched for the throw.

“That was a good one,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said. “That clubhouse is loud today.”

Garrett Whitlock (8-3) worked two scoreless innings. Taylor earned his first career...

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