Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Chi. White Sox 8, Boston 2
When: 8:10 PM ET, Thursday, September 30, 2010
Where: U.S Cellular Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature: 61°
Umpires: Home - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Jim Wolf, 2B - Jim Joyce, 3B - Marvin Hudson
Attendance: 30854

Paul Konerko hit grand slam to lift the Chicago White Sox past the Boston Red Sox 8-2 on Thursday night.

Konerko’s 39th homer broke open a 2-2 tie in the fourth inning. John Danks (15-11) got the win pitching six innings, allowing five hits and two runs while striking out six.

Boston starter Jon Lester (19-9) failed in his attempt to win his 20th game of the season for the first time in his career. Lester, who had won six straight starts, was hit hard in allowing nine hits and eight runs in just four innings. He also walked five and struck out five.

Victor Martinez hit a two-run homer to give Boston a short-lived 2-1 lead in the third inning.

Dayan Viciedo cracked a two-run homer for Chicago sending Lester to the showers.

The game was delayed 21 minutes by a power outage in the sixth inning.

Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Boston   Chi. White Sox
Jon Lester Player John Danks
Loss W/L Win
4.0 IP 6.0
5 Strikeouts 6
9 Hits 5
18.00 ERA 3.00
Hitting
Boston   Chi. White Sox
Victor Martinez Player Juan Pierre
2 Hits 3
2 RBI 0
1 HR 0
5 TB 3
.667 Avg .750
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Boston 7 1 13 .212 16 9 2 3 1 0
Chi. White Sox 11 2 18 .324 21 7 8 7 3 1