Red Sox 4, White Sox 0: Sonny Gray's 14th Win and Abreu's Hot Streak

August 5, 2026 - Boston - Some streaks feel fragile. Boston's does not.

Sonny Gray punched out eight over six innings for his 14th win, Wilyer Abreu homered for the fourth time in three games, and the Boston Red Sox blanked the Chicago White Sox 4-0 for their seventh straight victory.

Gray keeps the wins tied for the league lead

Gray (14-2) allowed three hits and two walks, matching Philadelphia's Cristopher Sánchez for the major-league lead in victories. He was efficient without being flashy, which is the version of Gray that has made Boston's rotation feel deep even when the offense is the national story.

The bullpen finished the four-hitter. Tyson Guerrero, Garrett Whitlock, and Jovani Morán each worked an inning. It was Boston's 11th shutout of the season. Chicago was blanked for the eighth time.

Abreu, Contreras, and a throw home that ended a threat

Willson Contreras singled home Abreu in the first. Abreu made it 2-0 in the third with a homer to right-center, his 20th of the year and the latest chapter in a three-game tear that has turned every Fenway at-bat into a potential highlight.

Chicago's best chance came in the third. Miguel Vargas reached on an infield single to third baseman Caleb Durbin. Contreras fielded the throw off the bag and fired home, where catcher Connor Wong tagged Sam Antonacci for the third out. That sequence kept the shutout intact and the night from getting weird early.

Andruw Monasterio's sacrifice fly in the seventh and Durbin's RBI single in the eighth finished the scoring. Contreras left in the fifth due to illness. Anthony Seigler entered at second, and Nick Sogard moved to first. Boston still found ways to score without its first baseman finishing the game.

A franchise-level series run

The Red Sox have won 25 of 28 and nine consecutive series, the second-longest such streak in franchise history behind an 11-series run in 1912. They entered the night tied with Atlanta for the longest active winning streak in the majors. That is not a hot week. That is a month-long argument that this club belongs in every AL East conversation through September.

Sean Burke (7-6) allowed two runs on five hits in 4 1/3 innings for Chicago. The White Sox still sit atop the AL Central, but nights like this against a Boston club playing its best baseball of the year stack up.

AthX Engine angle

Gray's start was worth 25 AthX Engine pitching fantasy points. Abreu added 12 hitting FP and continues to show up near the top of daily boards whenever Boston scores in bunches. The Red Sox finished with 11 team fantasy points, a tidy reflection of a low-scoring shutout with one standout starter and one hot bat.

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What it means

Boston is not sneaking up on anyone anymore. Seven straight, nine straight series, and a co-MLB wins leader on the mound is the profile of a team forcing the East to deal with it. Chicago remains in first in its own division, which is the only context that softens a second straight quiet night at Fenway.

*Sources: MLB.com gameday final, ESPN recap, AthX Engine daily scoring for August 5, 2026. Information only; not financial advice.*