The number in this one was set with Fenway's recent scoring binge in mind, but the way both arms operated made it look tougher to clear by the middle innings than the line implied. It became a game decided by execution on the mound, not by whoever's lineup could out-slug the other.
Boston's now won 5 straight and hasn't needed to grind for any of them, while Chicago's last 5 has been a mixed bag capped by getting run off the field a night earlier. That gap in momentum showed up again here — the White Sox just don't have the depth right now to answer a team playing this loose.
Chicago's rotation is basically held together with tape — Drew Thorpe, Ky Bush, and multiple relievers are all still on extended IL stints, which is exactly why Burke's emergence has mattered so much to that staff. Boston's banged up too, but the front office just added catching depth via the Rutschman trade and still has enough around the injuries to roll out a lineup that plays solid situational baseball even on an off night at the plate.
Boston plated single runs in four different innings and let Gray and the bullpen handle the rest, a formula that's carried this team all week. Chicago heads home still searching for length behind Burke, while the Red Sox keep rolling into the next series with a rotation and a record that both look built for the stretch run.