Tue 7/8/14 10:52 PM

John Danks escaped with his eighth win of the season, yielding three runs over 5 2/3 innings as the White Sox took an 8-3 victory over the Red Sox on Tuesday. Tuesday's outing was only the lefty's second mediocre outing out of his last nine starts, posting a 2.85 ERA over that span. Against the Red Sox, danks relented eight hits and four walks while striking out four. Danks now sports a 4.15 ERA, a 1.38 WHIP, and a 79/44 K/BB ratio. He'll go for win number nine to wrap up the first half when he takes on the Indians in Cleveland on Sunday.