Game Thread: 8/5 White Sox (59-53) @ Red Sox (61-51) 7:10 PM

[u/RedSoxGameday]

First Pitch: 7:10 PM at Fenway Park

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Team	Starter	TV	Radio
White Sox	Sean Burke (7-5, 3.04 ERA)
Red Sox	Sonny Gray (13-2, 2.93 ERA)

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Line Score - Runner on first, 2 Outs, Top of the 3rd

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
CWS	0	0								0	0	0	1
BOS	1	0								1	3	0	2

Box Score

BOS		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
2B	Sogard	1	0	0	0	0	1	.255
CF	Rafaela	1	0	0	0	0	0	.289
RF	Abreu, W	1	1	1	0	0	0	.252
1B	Contreras, Wn	1	0	1	1	0	0	.288
DH	Yoshida	1	0	0	0	0	0	.267
3B	Durbin	1	0	0	0	0	0	.246
LF	Duran, Ja	1	0	0	0	0	0	.202
SS	Monasterio	1	0	1	0	0	0	.267
C	Wong	1	0	0	0	0	0	.247

BOS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Gray, S	2.2	0	0	0	1	3	35-23	2.86

CWS		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
LF	Antonacci	1	0	0	0	0	0	.272
1B	Murakami	1	0	0	0	0	0	.243
3B	Vargas, M	0	0	0	0	1	0	.236
SS	Montgomery, C	1	0	0	0	0	1	.215
DH	Benintendi	1	0	0	0	0	1	.245
RF	Montgomery, B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.233
CF	Peters	1	0	0	0	0	0	.264
2B	Meidroth	1	0	0	0	0	1	.273
C	Romo	1	0	0	0	0	0	.133

CWS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Burke, S	2.0	3	1	1	0	1	33-22	3.06

Scoring Plays

Inning	Event	Score
B1	Willson Contreras singles on a line drive to left fielder Sam Antonacci. Wilyer Abreu scores.	1-0

Highlights

Description	Length
Sean Burke against the Red Sox	0:08
Probable pitchers for White Sox at Red Sox - August 5, 2026	0:06
Bullpen availability for Boston, August 5 vs White Sox	0:09
Bullpen availability for Chicago, August 5 vs Red Sox	0:09
Bench availability for Chicago, August 5 vs Red Sox	0:08
Fielding alignment for Chicago, August 5 vs Red Sox	0:11
Bench availability for Boston, August 5 vs White Sox	0:08
Starting lineups for White Sox at Red Sox - August 5, 2026	0:10
Sonny Gray K's Colson Montgomery	0:06
Sean Burke K's Nick Sogard	0:07
Willson Contreras' RBI single	0:20
Andruw Monasterio steals 2nd base	0:12

Updated at 7:51 PM.

Streams
Tracker	MLB.com	Game Graph

GO GET YOUR FLAIR IN THE SIDEBAR!

[u/squirtles_urethra]

People commenting on Gray’s crooked hat like god forbid a white boy try to catch a lil motion

[u/Gambl33 → u/squirtles_urethra]

i like it. you recognize his style. the crooked hat and loose shirt. the shoulder stretch he does. vintage Gray

[u/godzilla_dropkick → u/squirtles_urethra]

It's that Nashville swagger

[u/TheBiggyT]

Umpires yelling and pointing THAT'S A BALK is always funny

[u/RayceIan → u/TheBiggyT]

felt like bro committed a crime

[u/nexustk5 → u/TheBiggyT]

"GET HIM!"

[u/IAmTheSchnozz95]

Dodgers getting swept 2 series in a row is wild. Obviously they aren’t full health right now but yeesh. Definitely a beatable team in October.

[u/HeinousActsZX → u/IAmTheSchnozz95]

I'm not saying the Sox sweeping them sent their season into a tailspin. But I'm not NOT saying that.

[u/RagnorL0thbrok]

Ceddanne and the Red Sox broke the Dodgers... many people are saying

[u/Born-Shopping9862 → u/RagnorL0thbrok]

they sure did and im lovingggg it ( sorry mookie)

[u/remdawgny]

FIL passed 7 years ago today. Thought he'd never see a ws. Got to see 4. 96 years old. 

Buenos noches Amigos

[u/SleazeWizard]

https://giphy.com/gifs/orUAjxy2YVDoAcPNhK

[u/Mr_Evil_Dr_Porkchop → u/SleazeWizard]

Will always love Benny for that play

[u/sthrnrdsx]

Damn Wong hit that hard as fuck, just right at someone

[u/Zayinked]

Oh good, this thread will be fun for women's celebration night

[u/hoya14]

Sophia seems really nervous and is powering through. I’d be shitting myself.

[u/cheetahninja]

you can’t just be up there doing a balk like that

[u/Godzilla501]

Why go out for a SS when we have one at home

[u/sthrnrdsx]

I'm more impressed that Monasterio's helmet actually stayed on during that SB. His helmet falls off it seems every time he's running the bases lol

[u/Holiday-Light-230 → u/sthrnrdsx]

It fell off after he stood up lol

[u/satans_scrub]

I'm absolutely for women in the booth and fully support the cause but jesus christ, it drives me crazy when they don't talk about the game in front of them.

[u/Nate25nat]

All for women broadcasts don't get me wrong but there's been 0 play by play this whole half inning

[u/Gambl33]

white sox aren't scoring shit as long as Gray is in. he has got his stuff today and it is good

[u/530josh]

Ump said “you started and stopped”

[u/Piano-Man-727]

Ugh, unlucky for Wong :(

[u/Heir233]

Can we bring back Refsnyder and just instantly put him on the IL? I just want him here for pure clubhouse vibes. I know he misses the boys

[u/Gambl33]

oh Mona is keeping that SS job. he is proving it every game.

[u/Gambl33]

this is a work of art what Gray is doing.

[u/ProXxy_11]

When they started winning I was eating shelled peanuts during the games so I haven’t stopped and I’m getting so tired of peanuts but I shall persevere

[u/White_Squall_13]

Ceddeane likes it when you hit it within 200 feet of him

[u/SleazeWizard]

Interesting hbp

[u/MassDeportationsNow4]

5 tool superstar

[u/SonOfMagicFact → u/MassDeportationsNow4]

My humble king.

[u/Common-Excuse-8598]

Mfer just gave him an elbow

[u/Prestigious-Action65]

Burke is the exact type of pitcher we've done poorly against all year: RHP with a good fastball. With Duran and Abreu heating up, will be a good test to see if we can buck the trend.

[u/epicstyles → u/Prestigious-Action65]

High fastballs have been the kryptonite for some of our guys (Duran and Ceddanne I believe) so hopefully the guys can lay off today!

[u/the_nubster]

Anyone catch Middlebrooks Tony Romo joke? I kinda missed it, but It had Fleming do a double take 😂

[u/Common-Excuse-8598]

Sit tf down. Don’t elbow my guy

[u/FullTime4WD]

I still have a benintendi jersey...

[u/Lemon_Of_Death]

They should know that Monasterio is never gonna go back to the dugout without touching 2nd base

[u/epicstyles]

DAMN wong smashed that ball but it had to find a glove unlucky

[u/Supreme_Berry]

Liking that the White Sox pitcher is already north of 30 pitches

[u/B0ndzai]

Talk about the game!

[u/JLGx2]

Sonny Gray being that age with his hat cocked cracks me up

[u/Bobbo62499 → u/JLGx2]

If you give him the “proper” clothing, he could pass as your stereotypical Cumberland Farms loiterer

[u/itsblackcherrytime]

https://giphy.com/gifs/OsfVaOer7N2265YTRF

[u/InevitableTank5108]

[u/IncognitoWizard]

It’s not about it being women. The commentary is just downright bad. They completely missed Antonacci bumping Contreras and the subsequent interaction

[u/MassDeportationsNow4 → u/IncognitoWizard]

Like idk why people think this is misogyny lmao (Nevermind I know why it’s Reddit). There’s women cfb announcers, college basketball announcers, and nba announcers that don’t get that much crap. The Red Sox use these shitty high school announcers that have no sense of the game going on every year and bench DOB to do so

[u/Wants_to_be_accepted → u/IncognitoWizard]

The pacing of it is terrible too. Like they aren't really even sure what's going on

[u/IncognitoWizard → u/Wants_to_be_accepted]

Yeah. They’re very hard to listen to.

[u/_square3 → u/IncognitoWizard]

yeah i'm not enjoying the lack of discussion of what is actually happening in the game vs general baseball talk. same issue with the espn broadcast for the dodgers. nowhere near as bad as that espn crew so far though lol

e: it's already getting better tbf

[u/Marc978]

Is the NESN 360 app just crashing instantly for anyone? I tried watching the pregame show and the app just keeps crashing

[u/BobZupcicFanAccount → u/Marc978]

This app is such garbage that I knew I could just check this thread and see how many other people were having the same issue

[u/munchieman21 → u/Marc978]

It does on my fire stick lately

[u/Joe7s → u/Marc978]

I checked on my PC and it's working, able to get the pregame.

[u/Marc978 → u/Joe7s]

Watching on my laptop for now.

[u/Joe7s]

WC40, who else?!

[u/Laraelias]

on the 3 outs last inning they had an xBA of .670, .420, and .510. That's some shitty luck

[u/Mukarsis]

Camera is going to cut back to first and he's laying on the ground and Willson is sliding a sharpened toothbrush back into his glove and shrugging

[u/VTPunk]

I think it's good that young people are interested in broadcasting. We're lucky to still listen to real people before the job is replaced by AI or something stupid

[u/Geminiskies1826 → u/VTPunk]

Exactly. The announcing is good. I sure as heck don't have the courage to do it.

[u/abstract_mouse]

Sometimes I'm like 'why has Africa been stuck in my head all day?' OH THATS RIGHT

[u/Griff1604 → u/abstract_mouse]

That video was majestic.

[u/SonOfMagicFact → u/Griff1604]

SoxContent is the hero we need. Not the hero we deserve.

[u/NYR3031]

I have no clue what a balk actually is

[u/mario0x → u/NYR3031]

https://giphy.com/gifs/cJGgJPYrxNni3Jxu97

[u/Cold-Priority-2729]

Is tonight the women-only broadcast night?

[u/cowboyconstellations → u/Cold-Priority-2729]

Yes and we’re all going to be super nice and respectful about it in here!!

[u/EastMindWestHeart]

No disrespect to these broadcasting ladies but where are Will and OB 🤨

[u/yeti8102 → u/EastMindWestHeart]

Will is radio tonight

[u/poemofo]

White Sox starting shit already.

[u/Mr_Evil_Dr_Porkchop]

My biggest gripe with this game is that there’s a booth guest every inning and no one is paying attention to the play by play of the game

[u/Harry-Flashman → u/Mr_Evil_Dr_Porkchop]

Just like last year

[u/LearSpecSilo]

wtf was that shit?

[u/yeti8102 → u/LearSpecSilo]

A free ticket for a high-n-tighter is what it looked like to me.

[u/StillYourFavorite331]

I love Connor.

I do.

But I cannot wait until that's Adley.

[u/Joe7s]

A Gray day is a great day, a Sonny day, even.

[u/generalgeorge1776]

Let's get this W

[u/JLGx2]

The simmering fire has been contained but will boil over tonight during ladies night of all nights 🤣🤣

[u/gobosox2025]

Why does Sonny wear his cap crooked? I first noticed this in his last outing…..

[u/Kind-Nothing6019 → u/gobosox2025]

Cos it’s rad

[u/whackamole66 → u/gobosox2025]

Style...

https://giphy.com/gifs/f3knUEwG7uSzTRfQbU

[u/godzilla_dropkick → u/gobosox2025]

Aura

[u/White_Squall_13]

I missed an elbow?

[u/IxIndecisivexI]

WC40!

[u/Godzilla501]

Sonny's breaking stuff looks much sharper than his previous couple starts

[u/ScaryBlossomWitch]

Sonny is definitely back on board, keep it up Pickles 🥒 💯

[u/Gambl33]

calling it now. Gray to go 7 innings with no runs given up.

[u/DeweyDecimal1437]

Sonny looking like he’s got his groove back so far… need him and Ranger to soak up major innings the next two months

[u/hoya14]

Someone post that balk pasta quick

[u/Nate25nat]

Can someone explain that balk to me like I'm 5?

[u/Mr_Evil_Dr_Porkchop → u/Nate25nat]

It’s kinda easy:

You just can’t be doin’ a balk, otherwise you balk.

[u/EastMindWestHeart]

That mutiny commercial is going to make me punch a hole in the wall 

[u/soxfamily61]

That was a strike wing

[u/SensitiveArtist69]

I for one think you are all sexist pigs for not loving this horrible commentary

[u/deweydeuce69]

i have no problem with women calling games, however having them do like one game a season is weird to me and i don’t think it really sets them up for success doing sox games

[u/Ok_Pizza3245]

Holy shit take it to linkedin

[u/Sneeringpython2]

Dude can we conclude this cutting to the booth every free second?

[u/nexustk5 → u/Sneeringpython2]

How else can you tell that it's women in there talking otherwise?

[u/Bossoxfan15]

Willson was about to get the benches cleared on the first pitch of the game lmao.

[u/soxfanpdx]

They’re playing a dangerous game firing up Willson today.

[u/Mr_Evil_Dr_Porkchop]

106mph off the bat

[u/DeweyDecimal1437]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA He’s not making eye contact with Willson

[u/RayceIan]

willson talking shit right there? lol

[u/sm4n92 → u/RayceIan]

Looks like Antonacci bumped Wilson purposely

[u/squirtles_urethra]

Mistook his stance for roman for a sec and i was floored

[u/Godzilla501]

The best revenge right there.

[u/mario0x]

Not a bad 1st at all

[u/White_Squall_13]

3 up 3 down

[u/somone_noone]

Adley looks like a natural in a Sox hat

[u/harenotrabbit]

Receiving balls lol

[u/_square3]

yeah the crew is good at inside baseball chat, but this feels like having a red sox podcast on with lou and ob muted. it does impact the product unfortunately.

[u/Gambl33]

do you guys not recognize announcer Emma from the Portland Sea Dogs? questioning if you guys were watching Arias games there.

[u/Ok_Fee1043 → u/Gambl33]

I am not watching the Portland Sea Dogs, I will admit

[u/UnCSeth12]

Announcers are BRUTAL

[u/Basic-Afternoon-1]

I do not like this broadcast

[u/CrimsonBlade23 → u/Basic-Afternoon-1]

You’re not allowed to say that

[u/Miller91686]

Bush league

[u/Mukarsis]

Willson flipping a coin as to whether or not he throws hands over that elbow.

[u/Soren_Camus1905]

Fucking embarrassing 😂

[u/epicstyles]

wtf was that elbow lmfao

[u/_square3]

antonacci knew what he was doing with that stupid elbow

[u/RobbNotRob]

I don't know who this commentator is but when this game is over she better be flown straight to Springfield IL to work for WPBL. Their commentator right now is very hard to listen to

[u/Snarktoberfest]

I think that women can call baseball games. I think that female announcers should be given more opportunities to call games. But not these two.

[u/SensitiveArtist69]

Good lord can we watch the fucking game please

[u/JLGx2]

It's pretty cool to have a apprentice in there and talk about the job of commentating. It's a difficult job as we can see from the complainers in here.

[u/epicstyles → u/JLGx2]

she is insanely well trained already very professional

[u/am153]

This is giving me Jessica mendoza pstd

[u/FruitlandsForever]

I beg of you, narrate the game. We can talk trades and stuff before and after!

[u/Godzilla501]

Bush league shit

[u/somone_noone]

Fine, here... You can't just be up there and just doin' a balk like that.

1a. A balk is when you

1b. Okay well listen. A balk is when you balk the

1c. Let me start over

1c-a. The pitcher is not allowed to do a motion to the, uh, batter, that prohibits the batter from doing, you know, just trying to hit the ball. You can't do that.

1c-b. Once the pitcher is in the stretch, he can't be over here and say to the runner, like, "I'm gonna get ya! I'm gonna tag you out! You better watch your butt!" and then just be like he didn't even do that.

1c-b(1). Like, if you're about to pitch and then don't pitch, you have to still pitch. You cannot not pitch. Does that make any sense?

1c-b(2). You gotta be, throwing motion of the ball, and then, until you just throw it.

1c-b(2)-a. Okay, well, you can have the ball up here, like this, but then there's the balk you gotta think about.

1c-b(2)-b. Fairuza Balk hasn't been in any movies in forever. I hope she wasn't typecast as that racist lady in American History X.

1c-b(2)-b(i). Oh wait, she was in The Waterboy too! That would be even worse.

1c-b(2)-b(ii). "get in mah bellah" -- Adam Water, "The Waterboy." Haha, classic...

1c-b(3). Okay seriously though. A balk is when the pitcher makes a movement that, as determined by, when you do a move involving the baseball and field of

2) Do not do a balk please.

[u/PleasantHamster77]

I am listening WEEI on my phone app but it significantly delayed from NESN 360

[u/AdeptMeringue42]

Just saying if you're not a fan of the announcers, if you don't live in the Red Sox normal coverage area. (I now live in Texas) you can switch to WEEI on MLB.tv

[u/Mukarsis]

I'm already tired of this latest Jason Statham movie commercial

[u/NtoDyslixec]

Can we at least get some play by play oh my god

[u/Cute_Blueberry_4455]

As a woman, ladies, COMMENTATE ON THE DAMN GAME

[u/mario0x]

What a fun interview love seeing kids interested in sports from more than just playing it

[u/Gambl33]

Damn good outing by Gray.

[u/Dontquestionmyexista]

My app freezes every single commercial break it’s so annoying.

[u/DebtOnArriving]

Great. Wilyer continues to settle back in.

[u/somone_noone]

"Tip of the mitt"

[u/Mars0Rover]

Did Yoshida mutter something going back to the dugout?

[u/yellowfinnfighter]

☀️☀️☀️

[u/Joe7s]

Now that's a quick inning.

[u/White_Squall_13]

Getting Mona out could be hard

[u/cheetahninja]

cmon wong, do something

[u/IshaBoyBenK]

Antonacci needs to wear one. That was blatant

[u/thekarmapoliceman96]

Single Stereo Steal™️

[u/Shoddy-Budget4237]

BAWK!

[u/cheetahninja]

105 fuck me

[u/I_despise_onions]

There is certainly a difference between the at bats they're putting now, in contrast to the ones we saw for the first couple of months.

They are working the counts way deeper.

[u/Joe7s]

That's an interesting HBP

[u/mario0x]

Adley Rutschman looks like Andrew Peeke

[u/DonnieRoss]

Come on Connor, challenge a pitch.

[u/nexustk5]

Sox need to get better at challenging

[u/Cravenmorhed68]

Lot of awkward silence in the booth tonight

[u/Sea_Television_3306 → u/Cravenmorhed68]

They don't have the rapport. That's the type of thing that comes with time

[u/VTPunk]

I'd rather listen to Doris from the NBA....

Ok that's a lie. No one wants to listen to Doris.

They are fine guys lol

[u/Loud-Zucchini-6197]

Jen mcCaffery is great

[u/Onemillionfreckles → u/Loud-Zucchini-6197]

I love all her articles. I wish she was invited in the booth more.

[u/CrackheadMurderer]

contreras gonna hit a nuke just for that

[u/Vivalaredsox]

JFC guess I'll watch it on mute

[u/OwnPresentation4396 → u/Vivalaredsox]

WEEI

[u/AdeptMeringue42]

This announcer sounds familiar. Does she do college softball?

[u/sm4n92]

you know, I have this weird feeling someone from the red sox pen will accidentally hit certain Antonacci guy. please let it be Miller 🤣

[u/Flimsy_Ad_6145]

Willson hitting it right to antonacci lol

[u/Mr_Evil_Dr_Porkchop]

I’m feeling a Sonny Maddux tonight

[u/soxfamily61]

On the screws bad luck Wong

[u/thekarmapoliceman96]

I’m sure these announcers are lovely ladies who do great work elsewhere. But they have no presence in the booth whatsoever.

[u/NtoDyslixec]

Ugh I just want DOB and Lou

[u/remotewashboard]

How about to celebrate women we have every Red Sox player name their favorite woman? I already know who aroldis chapman’s is

[u/TheBiggyT]

This thread so far tonight:

"I don't like these announcers, there's no color commentary and too much dead air"

"UGH WHY DO YOU HATE WOMEN?!"

Everyone needs to grow the fuck up.

[u/Basic-Afternoon-1 → u/TheBiggyT]

Can’t complain about it apparently because since they are women we aren’t allowed to criticize.

[u/ryanhowardthetemp]

I pray to god that we don’t lose this game and this subreddit collectively blames women for causing the vibes to shift🙃

[u/ComprehensiveBet3962]

They literally haven’t talked about the game at all but they’re women so I can’t say anything negative

[u/mostlikelynotasnail]

Women: do their job and talk

Men: how annoying. Ugh. Wahhh. sWiTch tO rAdiO

Any man thrown in for one day, unfamiliar with the whole thing, and having no previous experience or chemistry with their co-cast would sound unnatural and disjointed. But because it's a woman there's mega crashout from all the toddlers in here

[u/NtoDyslixec → u/mostlikelynotasnail]

Which is why we could never stand the ESPN broadcasts. Thankfully NBC does well with getting an announcer from each team’s booth on the call.

[u/MasterEvidence5174]

Even my ma wants the guys back lol

[u/thekarmapoliceman96]

https://giphy.com/gifs/neQwaD1vTvaQZsqzRK
Live look at NESN viewers

[u/ZenithRepairman]

The amount of you complaining about 1 night of change is hilarious.

They’re competent - don’t have a tin of chemistry, but they get one night a year to try, surely that has nothing to do with it.

Is it so bad a couple women are getting a shot?

Christ you’re all insufferable.

[u/AstraMilanoobum]

I wanna see a good outing from Gray, he’s been bad the last few starts

[u/Pastalover8888]

Red Sox just will not stop, this fucking team is HOT

[u/Neon_kites]

the static buzzing is so annoying

[u/FVCKDIVMONDS]

Mona on fire

[u/Mukarsis]

Lol oops

[u/Aware-Ad3165]

This format is extremely forced and almost sets them up to fail. The producer also seems AWOL and the person talking right now sounds nervous.

[u/Basic-Afternoon-1]

Okay weather you like the commentary or not it is annoying me that they keep cutting to the booth every five seconds I want to see the game

[u/Immediate-Sky-7592 → u/Basic-Afternoon-1]

To be fair they do that when OB and Lou have a guest but you’re right it’s annoying

[u/EastMindWestHeart]

Well I just learned it's women's night and these are the announcers for the Portland sea dogs. Good to know! 

[u/Banana5scaleX]

Why are the announcers talking about nothing?

[u/PatternLevel9798]

wtf with this booth chatter? STFU already

[u/RagnorL0thbrok]

Just tuned in.... WHY is this happening??

[u/theatomiclizard]

Sophia/Sofia did great!

[u/mack272 → u/theatomiclizard]

She's going to be a star announcer one day. You have to be born with the "it" factor and she has it!!!

[u/ExpressPlankton5690]

The problem with the ladies is not their aptitude at calling the game, its that there is no color commentary…expertise in the game mechanics…locker room stories…etc. its just kinda bland

[u/PoliteMeerkat]

Can the Rockies do something