BOSTON -- After faulting himself for allowing the Red Sox to come back on Monday night,
\"Fortunately for us he was battling some tough pitches out of the zone a little bit maybe and got that last pitch he wanted and was able to drive it out of the ballpark,\" said White Sox manager Rick Renteria. \"He hit it very well. Great at-bat.\"\n\nFor Abreu, who went 3-for-5 with four RBIs on the day, the long ball was his 19th of the season, and traveled a projected distance of 401 feet with an exit velocity of 105 mph, per Statcast.
\n\nJosé Abreu's 9th inning home run was his 165th as a #WhiteSox, moving him past Jermaine Dye and into sole possession of 7th place in franchise history. #SoxStats pic.twitter.com/ImWmRNnrjv
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\n\n\"In the entire at-bat, the only mistake I made was the one he hit,\" said Barnes. \"It's unfortunate. I executed damn-near every single pitch that I wanted to him, and the one that didn't get there, he hit a home run. That's tough to swallow when you execute 90 percent of the time, and the one time costs you the game.\"\n\n\"Him coming through in the big spot, that's what he does,\" catcher
\"You're just focused on the game at-hand, each at-bat and doing everything you can to help the team win,\" said McCann, who is hitting a team-best .328 with eight home runs and 25 RBIs.\n\n• [VOTE NOW: Google MLB All-Star Starters Election](https://www.mlb.com/all-star/ballot \"undefined\")\n\nThe visitors jumped all over Red Sox ace
\n\n \n\nBoston would stay within reach, answering with runs of its own each time the White Sox would score, but it would be a three-run eighth that allowed the hosts to tie the game and take the lead on a
\n\nDespite allowing the go-ahead run after coming on the eighth, closer
\n\n\"What I was told was initially it hit him on the top of the kneecap, more muscle than anything,\" said Renteria. \"So he should be fine, probably just a pretty good bruise. He's another one that we'll see how he's doing tomorrow.\"\n\n