The Boston Red Sox got just enough big hits to pull out an ugly win and take two of three from the White Sox in a series matching first-place teams.
The AL East-leading Red Sox won for the ninth time in 11 games and took this series against the first-place team in the Central.
This one was hardly a thing of beauty, with the teams combining to strand 21 runners and draw 16 walks. But the Red Sox came out on top in a game that lasted 3 hours, 57 minutes.
Pedroia had three hits, starting with a solo homer in the first. Ramirez connected leading off a two-run third against Erik Johnson (0-1).
Bradley made it 5-3 with his solo drive off Matt Albers in the sixth after Chicago had pulled within one.
David Ortiz capped a two-run eighth with an RBI double that boosted the lead to four, and reliever Matt Barnes (2-1) worked 1 2/3 scoreless innings for the win.
The White Sox’s Avisail Garcia chased Henry Owens with a leadoff homer in the fourth. But Chicago dropped its second straight after winning nine of 11.
Owens gave up two runs and two hits while walking six.
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