CHICAGO (Interstat) — Jake Bennett pitched seven scoreless innings as the Boston Red Sox blanked the Chicago White Sox 5-0 on Wednesday at Guaranteed Rate Field.

Bennett allowed four hits and struck out four, improving to 4-3. Davis Martin took the loss, falling to 9-3 after surrendering five runs on 10 hits over four innings.

Boston scored three in the third on a two-run single by Tsung-Che Cheng and a run-scoring double by Ceddanne Rafaela. Two more runs crossed in the fourth on a single by Carlos Narváez and a second RBI single by Cheng.

Cheng went 2-for-3 with two RBIs. Rafaela and Caleb Durbin each had two hits. Boston outhit Chicago 10-4.

Jovani Morán and Greg Weissert each pitched a scoreless inning of relief for Boston. Trevor Richards struck out four in two scoreless innings for Chicago.

Attendance was 23,973. Time of game was 2:39.

Boston improved to 42-48. Chicago dropped to 47-44.