Chicago, IL (My Sportsbook) - J.D. Drew hit a go-ahead two-run double in the seventh inning which helped Boston get past Chicago, 5-1, in the finale of a four-game set from U.S. Cellular Field.

Jed Lowrie added two RBI for the Red Sox, who earned a split in the series by winning the second and last contests. Jacoby Ellsbury added a late run-scoring single.

Josh Beckett (11-8) went eight innings for the win, scattering seven hits and one run with eight strikeouts and no walks.

"The reason we were able to win that ballgame, was the way that Beckett pitched," said Red Sox manager Terry Francona. "He matched Danks pitch for pitch and kept us right there. Then the big hit was Drew's double that put us ahead."

A.J. Pierzynski knocked in the only run for the White Sox, who have dropped two of three. The loss, coupled with Minnesota's 4-0 win over the Yankees, dropped Chicago a half-game behind the Twins in the AL Central.

John Danks (9-5) carried a perfect game into the sixth inning only to suffer the loss. He allowed two runs on two hits with a pair of walks over seven innings, and his nine strikeouts tied a career-high.

Danks retired the first 17 batters he faced, remaining perfect through 5 2/3 innings, but nailed Ellsbury in the back to put the first Sox runner on base. Coco Crisp, however, grounded into a force at second to end the frame.

The White Sox put two on in the sixth, but a Jim Thome line drive to center was snagged by Crisp as he fell backwards to keep it a one-run game.

Dustin Pedroia flew out to start the seventh, before Kevin Youkilis dropped a broken-bat base hit to center which broke up Danks' no-hit bid.

Mike Lowell walked, then Jason Bay went down swinging. Drew then knocked a double to the wall in left-center which scored a pair to put Boston up 2-1. Lowrie followed with a walk but Danks recovered to get Jason Varitek swinging.

The Red Sox put the game out of reach in the ninth.

Lowell walked, Bay singled and Drew singled to first to load the bases. Lowrie slammed a double down the line in left that scored two, but Drew was tagged out at home. Varitek's fly out moved Lowrie to third and he came home on a base hit from Ellsbury which gave the visitors a comfortable 5-1 lead.

Jonathan Papelbon finished off the win with a scoreless ninth, sending all three batters down in succession.

"It's a shame we didn't score some runs, considering the way Danks pitched, said White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen. "That might have been the best start that John's had all year, but we didn't lose the game so much as the Red Sox won it."

Chicago got on the board first, with a single run in the third inning. Nick Swisher and Juan Uribe singled to begin the frame, and after a fly out which advanced Swisher, he scored on a Pierzynski sacrifice fly.

Game Notes

Boston has won nine of the last 11 meetings dating back to last July...Danks' attempt to hold the opposition scoreless came exactly 17 years to the day that White Sox hurler Wilson Alvarez no-hit the Baltimore Orioles in a 7-0 victory at Memorial Stadium...Prior to the game, the Red Sox announced that Charlie Zink will be purchased from Triple-A Pawtucket to be the starter Tuesday in place of Tim Wakefield, who will be placed on the 15-day disabled list.